July 10, 2007
Dish Network is for Music Lovers
If one of the things you like to watch and listen to is great music programming, then Dish Network should be your obvious choice for satellite programming.
To start with their Americas everything programming package has a full two-hundred and eighty-one channels of great standard and high definition programming and it includes all your favorite music programming. MTV and MTV2, as well as VHI, are all included in this package.
Thats not all though, because with this and other programming packages from Dish Network, you get free Sirius satellite radio programming for your home. Thats not all either though, because they will also give you free Sirius satellite radio for your car or truck now also.
While all of the other programming service providers crow about their free Sirius satellite radio for your home, the folks at Dish Network have taken it all a step further. Dish Networks Americas Top series of programming packages are recognized as some of the most diverse and well balanced programming packages in the industry.
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My-Music-Box.Com, 3 Tips to Start A Music Box Collection in 2006
For beginning collectors of inlaid music boxes, musical jewelry boxes, ballerina music boxes, and antique music boxes such as the disc driven cylinder music box, and musical snuffboxes, there are a number of important elements to assess when seeking the first music box. This report will guide beginning collectors in what to look for when starting their music box collection.
Gore, VA (PRWEB) December 22, 2005 — For beginning collectors of inlaid music boxes, musical jewelry boxes, ballerina music boxes, and antique music boxes such as the disc driven cylinder music box, and musical snuffboxes, there are a number of important elements to assess when seeking the first music box. However, there are distinct characteristics that cause some music boxes to stand out above others. These elements are important to look for and include materials, decoration, and the date of the music box.
Materials
All music boxes are not made the same. Monique Hawkins, owner of the online music box store www.my- music-box.com states: “The type of material a carousel music box, wooden music box, inlaid music box, or an antique music box is made from adds to its uniqueness. Some of the materials that were used back in the 1800s were different from what manufacturers use today.” For example, in the early 19th century, musical snuffboxes were made of inexpensive material from the precious metal family such as gold and silver. There were also some music boxes made of brass, which was considered rare in the 19th century.
Other musical boxes such as snuff music boxes were made from wood, horn, and tortoiseshell. Wooden snuff music boxes, made from material such as burr oak and burr walnut were very beautiful. Boxes made from amboyna wood, which originates from Amboyna Cay, a small island in the South China Sea, were also gorgeous. “For those collectors interesting in starting a specialized wooden music box collection”, Monique says, “finding a box made from one of these materials would be a wonderful asset, especially a box made from amboyna wood”.
Decoration
Music boxes are decorated differently. For instance, in the 19th century, the lids of many musical snuffboxes were done with miniatures painted on ivory. For a music box collector, finding one such as this would be quite a prize. In ” Music Boxes: A Guide for Collectors”, David Tallis suggests that “A good artist to look for is Charles-Claude Delaye, who worked in France in the first half of the 19th century.. . . If you are lucky you will find a musical snuff box whose lid has been decorated with Italian miniature mosaic. They are the most skillfully made and not too common. If you are even luckier, you will find one with a Swiss enamel miniature on the lid.”
Careful research, time, and patience can assist a music box collector in finding a music box with decorations they will greatly enjoy.
Date of the Music Box
There are specific things a music box collector should look for when trying to assess the date of a music box. One important step is to carefully study its design. Once more, author David Tallis says that “Strict rules cannot of course be made, but if features of design indicate a period which is confirmed by the type of box and choice of musical programme, a fairly accurate guess can be made as to the date of the manufacture.” Examples of what collectors can look when trying to date a music box, as outlined by Tallis are as follows
Laminated comb: 1796-1810
Sectional comb in groups of 1: 1796-1820
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Evaluating teachers of music performance groups
Doerksen, David P.
Rowman & Littlefield Education
2006
89 pages
$24.95
Paperback
MT1
Doerksen ( music education, U. of Oregon), a former vocal and instrumental music teacher and administrator, describes how to evaluate music ensemble instructors, based on the belief that the evaluation of instruction requires expertise in the subject taught. He outlines how to define the teaching task, including criteria, standards, and job descriptions, and the evaluation process–goal setting, conferences, observation, analyzing instruction, and plans of assistance. Forms are included. There is no index. The book is a revised edition of Guide to Evaluating Teachers of Music Performance Groups (1990).
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