#piano store in Pasadena

[leemusicstore]

Tips And Tricks To Buy A Piano From A Piano Store In Pasadena.

Buying a grand musical instrument like the piano can be a great investment. If you are someone who has little experience in playing the piano, you must know how important a high-quality instrument is. Or if you are not someone who is just starting out to play, you must be really unsure about what to look for exactly. Here are tips that you must follow when you visit a piano store in Pasadena to get a piano.

Renting or Buying: Even you are planning to buy the piano to keep using it for a long period of time, you can still consider the renting option. It is a great way to try out the pianos and when you find the right one, you can just buy it from the piano store in Pasadena. If you are considering to buy it for your children, it is also a good way to check their level of interest without investing much into it. 

Piano Type: There are three types of pianos available in the market. They are vertical, grand, and digital. You must consider how much space you have to store the piano and other factors before buying one. 

Piano Brands: It’s hard to select a piano to buy on the basis of their manufacturer. This is because of the reason that most of the manufacturers make pianos with several different levels of quality. When you visit a piano store in Pasadena, you can ask the salesperson which piano can be ideal for you to buy or you can even do some research yourself prior to the visit.

Piano Store in Pasadena: To get the best piano, you must visit the best piano store in Pasadena. The good dealers of the store will help you with everything you need and answer every query of yours. You can even compare the sound and touch of pianos. 

[architectnews]

Los Angeles Building Photos, L.A. Construction

Los Angeles Building Photos, New LA Construction Images, Architecture Designs, Real Estate

Los Angeles Building Photos

Kenneth Johansson Images of Californian Developments: New US Built Environment Pictures

Aug 25, 2020

The Grand

Frank Gehry’s The Grand project across the street from Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Broad Museum by DS+R:

The new development will contain shops, restaurants, residences, and a new hotel.

The developers are related companies and partner CORE USA.

It is due to include over 176,000 sqft of retail space anchored by restaurants, shops, movie theater complex, equinox hotel, over 400 luxury residences, and a large public plaza.

Sep 14, 2019

Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport

The Theme Building is an iconic Space Age structure at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

It is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later known as “Googie”.

photograph © Kenneth Johansson Photography

The distinctive white building at 201 World Way, Westchester, Los Angeles, California, resembles a flying saucer, on four legs.

The initial design was created by James Langenheim, of Pereira & Luckman. Construction was led by a team of architects and engineers headed by William Pereira and Charles Luckman, with Paul Williams and Welton Becket.

May 22, 2018

Los Angeles Building Images

Los Angeles Building Photographs

e-architect have received an excellent series of photographs from Kenneth Johansson Photography, Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica 5’22’2018

6th Street Viaduct

photographs © Kenneth Johansson Photography

First the 6th Street Viaduct.

After the demo of the 70 year old bridge last year, the new Viaduct is now slowly being constructed from Boyle Height east of the LA River, stretching all the way into the Arts district in dtLA just west of the River.

Museum for the Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Academy Egg is of course the new Museum for the Academy of Arts and Sciences (Oscar), designed by celebrated Italian architect Renzo Piano.

It’s being constructed just behind the old venerable May Co department store built in the late 30’s, which will also be part of the museum.

The Aven

‘The Aven’ is a 39 stories apartment complex being constructed in the South Park area of downtown Los Angeles.

Banc of California Soccer Stadium Building

Banc of California Soccer stadium is located in the Exposition Park area of dtLA next to the Colosseum. The new home for the Los Angels Soccer team LAFC. It was built in a record 18 months.

The Circa towers

The Circa towers luxury apartment project, again located in the South Park area of dtLA, situated just west of the Oceanwide Plaza Complex.

Crenshaw/LAX Transit corridor

The Crenshaw/LAX Transit corridor is a project to connect via light Rail, the Expo line all the way down to the LAX Airport.

DTLA

DTLA, is a misty morning view of LA

Metropolis LA

Metropolis, a collection of residential towers just next to the 110 Freeway in the heart of the South Park district. “A city within a city built just for you”.

Fig Central

Ocean Wide Plaza complex, Fig Central, a collection of 3 high rises that will add 504 condominiums and 183 hotel rooms to dtLA

Poema Place Bridge

Poema Place Bridge is a 473 foot long 3 span bridge that stretches across Devil’s Canyon Creek into a new development area in the Chatswood community of San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles

Up here

“Up here”, just a reflection on being on the 50th, 60th or even 70th floor of a structure, you sometimes feel you can almost touch the incoming aircraft preparing for their LAX landing

KENNETH JOHANSSON

phone: 310-828 0619 / email: kenneth@kennethjohanssonphotography.com www.redgallerysite.com

Previous related article by LA photographer Kenneth Johansson on e-architect:

Los Angeles Construction Photos

Los Angeles Construction Photos

Los Angeles Architecture Walking Tours – architectural walks by e-architect photo © Andrew McRae

More photos by Kenneth Johansson on e-architect:

The Gehry house in Santa Monica Design: Gehry Partners photograph © Kenneth Johansson Photography The Gehry house in Santa Monica

Jim Goldstein’s Skyspace by James Turrell photo : Kenneth Johansson Photography Jim Goldstein Skyspace by James Turrell

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Los Angeles Construction Design

Los Angeles Architecture – latest additions to e-architect

Los Angeles Architecture News

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Los Angeles

The Wave House Venice Architect: Mario Romano photograph : Brandon Arant The Wave House, Venice, California

Cal Tech Keck Institute for Space Studies, 345 S. Michigan Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106 Design: Lehrer Architects image : Benny Chan Fotoworks New Pasadena Building

LACMA Building Extension Design: Peter Zumthor Architect image from architects New Pasadena Building

Ocean Avenue Project, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Waterfront Design: Gehry Partners, LLP image © Gehry Partners, LLP Ocean Avenue Project Santa Monica

Union Station Master Plan Design: UNStudio / EE&K / Jacobs Engineering Union Station Los Angeles Master Plan

The 747 Wing House, Malibu Design: Studio of Environmental Architecture The 747 Wing House

Red Building at the Pacific Design Center Design: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Red Building Pacific Design Center

The Broad Art Foundation Design: Diller Scofidio + Renfro The Broad Art Foundation

More Los Angeles buildings online soon

Californian Architecture

Santa Monica Buildings

Los Angeles Architects

Los Angeles Houses

American Architecture

American Architects

Comments / photos for the Los Angeles Building Photos page welcome

Website: Los Angeles

The post Los Angeles Building Photos, L.A. Construction appeared first on e-architect.

[lunasmoving]

Moving a Grand Piano in Pasadena

For more info, visit: www.LunasPianoMovers.com

[naokimizutani-blog]

My Experiences, Perspective, My Why, My Vision, Point Of View On the World, And What I Believe In...

Hey guys. This is my first blog, so some of you might need a little background story.

I’m currently living in Tokyo with my wife and cat. I teach Transcendental Meditation and living a comfortable life here. It wasn’t always this way, as I’ve had to find my purpose, persevere and overcome my lack of patience…which I’m still working on.

I was born and raised in downtown Los Angeles. Some people say they’re born in a “big city” when they’re actually born in the outskirts “nearby.” I was born in the middle of LA in Korea Town. Not the best of places, but it’s where my parents started when they immigrated from Japan with only a dream and drive to succeed, and eventually raised a family with three kids, a cat and a dog. 

I never thought of myself as a minority, since I didn’t understand that there was even a majority. People were always people to me.

At home, my parents would speak Japanese. My father was from Kagoshima, Kyushu and my mother was from Osaka near Tennnoji. Luckily, I was placed in an environment where I didn’t have a lot of Japanese friends, so outside of the house, I spoke “SoCal” English. I write “SoCal” because later on, when I moved states for college, I found out the rest of America, or even the world, doesn’t speak the same laid back, “nah-man-everything’s-coo” English I spoke back in my hometown.

It also took me 25 years to realize that the Japanese I spoke at home was NOT the Japanese spoken by most people in Japan either. When I first came to Tokyo and heard formal Japanese (“keigo”), I had no clue what was being said. The clerk at the cash register would always look at me funny because I looked Japanese but couldn’t speak it fluently, which is a thing I sometimes still struggle with today. I probably come off as a Korean student who studies Japanese. These days, it seems the less I speak and just do subtle gestures combined with perfectly timed words, the more I fit right in.

Dialects are a real strange thing. I mean, can you imagine? What if you were born in an area with a specific dialect, and you moved out of your hometown only to realize that your dialect made you sound unintelligent to most people. Luckily the dialects I landed with weren’t so bad, but just a food for thought for those of you raising your children.

My parents were natural entrepreneurs. My dad owned an electronic store in Osaka, which is where he met my mother. (A really cute and funny story there that I’ll save for another blog.) It was during the economic bubble in Japan, so it was a good time to open up shop. He then sold it, followed his dreams, and flew to Los Angeles. My mother followed him to America a year later, and they eventually opened up a Japanese restaurant in Cypress, Orange County.

For all of my childhood, from preschool to high school, my parents were running their restaurant business. During my elementary school years, I’d go there after school and hang out in the back room until my mom finished work. I remember there was always a lot of customers. It was probably the fact that no one else in the area offered teriyaki bowls, sushi, udon noodles, yakisoba or chicken karaage. All I’ll say is that the food at home was ALWAYS good. :)

I admired the culture they created with their customers. Everyone seemed to know my parents by name, and even the police and fire fighters would come in and high-five me.

The only time I got in trouble for being there was when I got bored waiting and stuck my hand in a mountain of rice grains. It felt pretty amazing, but I learned never to mess with quality assurance when a customer witnessed me and my mom brought her scolding thunder.

My mother hardly speaks English, even today, and she claims you only need two things to survive in another country. A smile and “thank you.” I guess that’s why I naturally always smile and say thank you.

My parents did a pretty good job in keeping all three kids out of trouble. They kept us busy. Besides regular school, I trained in a basketball league 3-5 days a week with a weekend game. It wasn’t the league for aspiring Michael Jordan’s and Kobe Bryant’s, but the Asian one. I seriously thought I was pretty good at basketball until I met guys twice my size in Jr. High and High School that easily swatted my threes and dunked over my low defensive stance.

You know that feeling when you train every day and night, even though the lights are out at the park, trying to perfect your moves and shots for 10 years, only to find out you were living in a small bubble and there were guys with better genetics and more talent than you? It’s basically what happened to me with karate, piano, and golf as well, even though I won a lot of competitions, received awards, and featured in local newspapers…in my small bubble.

Basketball and karate brings a lot of good memories, though. It wasn’t winning the competitions and being the best that I enjoyed. It was the process of improving myself and enjoying the community.

My Jr. High and High School years were colored with hip hop, breakdancing and DJing. The Fugees, Tribe Called Quest, Tupac, Ice Cube, Rakim, KRS One, EPMD, Wu Tang, Biggie, DJ Qbert, Mix Master Mike, come to mind. It was always for fun, and my homiez always knew how to have a good time. After school, I’d swim at my friend’s pool, go snowboarding, or have bonfires at the beach. Life was good in the SoCal way.

Since my parents were also successful in network marketing as a side business, I remember being taken to large mansions with 13 rooms overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was sitting in on meetings and events like these where I learned that business was all about building a community, and financial success was just an outcome. It seemed like the business part was only an excuse to get together because 80-90% of the conversation was about family and kids.

My dad took the family on a local trip every weekend, we had a family trip multiple times a year, and visited our relatives in Japan once a year up until I was in high school.

My parents wanted all three kids to at least be able to understand Japanese and speak to our grandparents, so on top of going to weekday school and all the extra curricular activity, we went to Japanese school on Saturdays.

Boy, did I hate it. It wasn’t that it was hard or difficult. I just really didn’t like the mentality and culture at the Japanese school. Being raised in an American culture, especially in the “sunshine” culture of LA where you’re free to express yourself, going to Japanese school felt like the cringe most people feel when they hear about what’s going on in North Korea. Rigid, so many rules, and very top-down hierarchy. Eek.

It made me appreciate the American culture even more. I excelled in American school, but never did my homework for my Japanese school. I made a ton of friends during the weekdays, but got in a fight every Saturday. It was two opposite worlds, and it was stressful. I think I took out all my aggression and frustration in sports and recreation.

Then, the next day of the week were the peaceful days at Sunday school. That’s where I gained exposure to profound questions to life. It naturally made me think deeply, and put the small things into perspective. It set the foundation, the “thesis” for the direction in my life.

College felt sudden to me. I wasn’t prepared AT ALL. My parents were immigrants, so they didn’t know what to do or how to prepare. With my so-so grades, I cruised right into San Diego State University and that’s when I found out college was about drinking and partying. There was literally a free shuttle bus that would take students from college campus to Tijuana to go party. It all felt lame to me, so my attention went inwards to search for truth and what’s real. It made me ask bigger questions and initiated my soul searching.

I ended up transferring to a private college that specialized in traditional oriental medicine. It was my first exposure to acupuncture, herbs and hippies! I was fascinated because it was a new world to me and off the beaten path. After getting certified as a therapist, I continued my soul searching while attending community college.

During that time, one book that grabbed my attention was the “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramahansa Yogananda. I visited the Self-Realization Fellowship temples, participated in some classes, and learned some meditation techniques. The Eastern traditions were drawing me closer and closer, and I became fascinated with ancient Vedic knowledge.

One day, somewhere in Pasadena, I was walking home from a rock concert featuring Yellowcard, and saw a poster for the preview of “What The Bleep Do We Know” at a local bookstore. I was fascinated by the concept of quantum physics, mind over matter, and the law of attraction. To be honest, a lot of the speakers seemed too “out there” for my taste, but a Harvard professor caught my attention - Dr. John Hagelin.

I found he was a faculty member of a little known college in the middle of Iowa, called Maharishi University of Management (MUM). I searched for their website, and felt goosebumps. My gut feeling was telling me to go, so I convinced my dad to visit with me and I ended up becoming a student within a few months.

MUM was in a small town located in Fairfield, Iowa. The first reaction from my older sister, Jenny, was “Why are you going to Ohio?” It made me laugh, but I honestly didn’t have a rational, logical reasoning. I just had an intuition.

At MUM, I learned Transcendental Meditation, meditated twice a day with thousands of students, professors and people from many different countries. It was the world I started to glimpse at the oriental medicine school, but multiplied by a thousand.

Fairfield is a town of 10,000 people, where the majority of residents are health conscious artists, entrepreneurs and business owners. Those 5 years taught me what was possible on a community level if enough people agreed to a common lifestyle. My perspective of the world went from a dark, violent world, to a stress-free, peace-loving one.

I majored in Environmental Science, and minored in Vedic Science. Then, my last year was focused on mathematics and physics. I ended up being the assistant for Dr. John Hagelin’s first-year physics course, which was a crash course on fundamental physics and quantum physics.

I then found an opportunity to go to the Maharishi European Research University (MERU) in Vlodrop, Holland. Let me tell you, the feeling of the place made it seem like it was a different world. The closest thing I can relate it to is the Jedi counsel in Star Wars. Yoda was like the TM founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and the Jedi masters were like the many leaders from various countries. Some were from countries I probably wouldn’t be able to point out on a map even if my life depended on it. Kyrgyzstan, Brunei, or Malta anyone? MERU was like an extension of Fairfield, but more organized with a bit more of a corporate feeling to it. Kind of like a miniature United Nations, but without all the greed and corruption. After all, it was the headquarters for the global TM organization.

I was at MERU when Maharishi passed away, and suddenly flew over to India to attend the grand ceremony. Yes, India. Who would have ever thought I would end up in India? It was a major culture shock. My heart and mind were not prepared for the trip. I stayed close with a few friends I made at MERU who became some of my most cherished friends even today.

We backpacked it through rickshaws and cows, hopping on trains, and spending the night at one-star hotels. There’s a reason why people who have gone to India bond instantly. It’s because they’ve experienced something most people have never seen. A few places we visited: New Delhi, Allahabad, Varanasi, Rishikesh, Himalayan villages and a random city in Jabalpur, where we visited palm leaf astrologists, called Brighu Pandits.

After 90 days of travel, spiritual growth, and stomach problems, we said farewell and some of us flew to Phuket, Thailand. It seemed like paradise with coconuts, durian and white sand beaches.

Life took a 360 turn around after my trip, though, when I got back home to my parents place. I was 25, and received a phone call to be invited to help with educational conferences in Japan for the summer. The only reason I was invited was because I graduated from MUM, was Japanese, and made a connection at MERU. I helped set up conferences in Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, which had some really high profile people.

Remember how I didn’t enjoy my Japanese school? It was basically the same situation, but worse. Go figure! I was too independent minded. I spoke when I wasn’t supposed to. Everything was backwards for me, and I must have upset a lot of “seniors” because I disturbed their way of doing things.

During the storm of cultural clash, I somehow met my wife, Yoko. There were three times in my life when I had a gut feeling of assurance. The first time was finding MUM. The second time was becoming an instructor of TM. The third was finding my wife. I’ve heard when the emotion and intellect integrate, there is a knowingness. It’s called intuition. It’s what I’ve based my life decisions on, and it hasn’t seemed to fail me. (Knock on wood)

From that moment on, my life was spun around, and I ended up marrying Yoko in less than a year of knowing each other. I began living in Japan without any plans or preparation, and really struggled to make ends meet at first. While gaining practical experience in life, such as paying the bills, working, and building a comfortable home, I simultaneously began to meet a lot of clairvoyants and clairaudients. The “SoCal” part of me would say “get-outta-here” but it’s just a normal day for me now. I don’t know why or how I meet them, but it’s just a reoccurring pattern. Must be some kind of pattern in nature.

Being in Japan, for me, has been a process of integrating my heart and mind, the left and right brain. I’ve been to high-end business seminars and personal development seminars. I’ve taught English for GABA, and rated with 5-stars at their Shinagawa office. I worked for a moving company, organic market, a farm, and as an international salesperson for a prototype car manufacturer. I don’t know what happened to all the samurais in Japan, but I think many of their offsprings work in the auto industry now. There’s a reason why Japan makes some of the best cars and technology in the world. There is a culture of being very organized, systematic and detail oriented.

After overworking, nearly breaking my back and having internal breakdowns from losing the "American” part of me, my wife and I had an intuition to become certified TM instructors and we both took a leap of faith. It was five and a half months of intensive meditation, training and bliss.

When Yoko and I graduated, we were ready to take on the world. We felt refreshed, filled with optimism and enthusiasm. Out of the group of teachers who graduated with us, we were the first to open our TM center in Akasaka. From a national average of 3 to 5 clients per month, we had 30 to 50 people sign up starting the first month. We already had a network of friends and clients who trusted us, and we used all our previous experience and knowledge about business to really make it a success. We soon became the most successful instructors in Japan, and became one of the highest performing teachers in the world.

No one grows with easy growth. All successful entrepreneurs experience a “punch in the face” that made them evolve and improve. I’ve experienced a fair share of my own, which had to do with a cloud of jealousy that overshadowed the blue sky above us and someone decided to close our center and take us off the map. It was one of those Japanese ninja tactics. I never received a clear answer as to what happened, but I can guess why. It’s one of those things in life you couldn’t do anything about, and it wasn’t worth fighting about. I decided to suck it up and move on.

We eventually managed to establish an independent TM organization in Japan with the approval from the international organization, and opened up our new TM center in Shinjuku, Japan, which is our current location. In the first 3 years, thousands of people have come through our doors.

We focused on nurturing our community, and created a wealth of loyal friends who referred their friends and family. We even had the privilege to teach an entire company with a hundred fifty employees. We have regular weekend retreat courses in Izu, and regular advanced lectures and courses around Japan. It may not be a place that everyone would be attracted to, but it seems fit for those people who like a positive, young and successful atmosphere, which is the way I like it.

The most difficult thing for me was learning patience to manage a company. Everything was new to me, and I had to learn about administration, finances, marketing, and sales, which I had no idea how to do. I only knew in my gut the direction I needed to take the company, but the process was very slow. It was the grind.

The only way to keep myself from giving up was cultivating my gratitude. The top things you need in creating a successful business is purpose, perseverance and patience. Without it, you’ll end up wanting to take shortcuts that eventually bite you back somewhere down the road.

I’ve been lucky with moments that seemed to be too good to be true. Call it serendipity or synchronicity, but when we were in the deep with our company, something or someone always seemed to come around to bring us back to where we needed to be. It’s like an invisible hand. I believe when you genuinely want to do good for others, and you’re doing your best to make it happen, the opportunity for luck to come into your life increases. I’ve been lucky many times in my life.

At the end of the day, no matter how hard the grind is, it comes down to joy and laughter. My wife thinks I’m the comedian, but she cracks me up multiple times a day. Laughter helps to keep things in perspective and makes the process so much more enjoyable. There are 99 million things to be worried and frustrated about everyday, but there’s always at least 1 thing you can find to laugh about. When I find it hard to find that one thing, it’s usually because I’m in the deep end of being too serious. I like to take a moment to smile at how intensely focused I am. Taking one step back, seeing the big picture, and just appreciating and finding the humor in every situation always helped me get through the darkest hours.

When you cultivate joy and laughter, it radiates and it’s what people are naturally attracted to. Everyone knows life isn’t easy, and if you don’t know, you probably still live with your parents or got a lucky break. When you radiate this joy, people want to be a part of it, and want to share it with others. We’ve been lucky to have a flow of referrals from our dedicated community only through word of mouth.

I have learned that in business your pipeline is your lifeblood and it always needs to be full. You have to constantly create awareness in prospective clients, provide enough information so they can do their own research and become interested, make an offer, deliver a good quality product or service, and follow up. You always need to have the energy flowing in your business. Otherwise, you’re not flowing. You’re not moving. That causes the wheels to stop turning and your company comes to a hault. Keeping your eyes on the whole process while focusing on the details takes some practice.

If done right, you can eventually create 500 true fans. It’s all you really need to create a success business and a comfortable life. For example, if you have 500 people who trust you, and like you and your services, they’re ready to be a part of your events, courses, and activities. Let’s say those 500 people purchase your $30 product or service. That’s $15,000. For most people, that’s a comfortable monthly income. For most businesses, that’s not all that difficult to achieve.

You start to create a culture where people gain value through the community and being together. Just how an organism is made of many microorganism, or how the galaxy is made of many stars and solar systems, your company becomes sustainable with 500 true fans.

Currently, I feel I’m getting ready to move on to another level in life beyond teaching TM and managing a TM center. After teaching hundreds of people and seeing the change in their life, I’m now drawn to helping others build a business that is fueled by their passion and purpose.

I need to do me. I have to keep following my intuition and joy. So I’ve created the Cosmic Entrepreneur program to help people build a mind body startup with 500 true fans. This can be beneficial for people just getting started or business owners who want to learn a more “zen” way of doing things. There really is no need to become a millionaire to live a good life. I’ve done a million and a half, and I can tell you it doesn’t really change anything other than the fact that you can buy more things. You still have to work on you, and I’m sure your wife will happily remind you of that.

Becoming wealthy isn’t a bad thing. However, it’s the unsatisfied small ego that wants to continuously grab a hold of millions and millions of dollars that you can’t even manage. It causes an imbalance of what you desire and what you actually need. This causes strain. All you need is to create a sustainable ecosystem in your business, so that you can enjoy the process called life. A business is always to support your lifestyle, not the other way around.

With the ever-changing field of marketing, online platforms, and social media, etc., it’s effecting the global economy and the large corporations. The media agencies on Wall Street are definitely feeling it.

I believe more and more people will want to become independent. There will be a growing number of house wives who start a home business and create their own independent income. More 14 year olds will become YouTubers and eBay flippers, rather than becoming hamburger flippers. Experienced professionals will become freelancers or contract workers, rather than caging themselves in a corporate environment. There is already a growing number of entrepreneurs and business owners, which only creates more opportunity for investors, angels, and philanthropists.

My intuition also tells me more and more people will want more balance between their happiness, health, and wealth. More people will want less B.S., such as these self-help gurus who don’t have real solution, talent or life experiences. People will steer away from these “make money fast” gurus who have never owned a real business. Those who took shortcuts may do well in the short term, but in the next 5, 10 or 20 years, the market will separate the authentic from the phony.

People will need to stop chasing an unreachable dream and become comfortable with who they really are, not what the media tells them to become. People will naturally enjoy more down time, family time, and being a part of a community. Technology, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and e-sports will change the way we use time, socialize and make purchases.

To be happy and comfortable, you don’t need to be a millionaire, be famous, or live each day to extremes as if it was the last day of your life. We just need to be ourselves, and less influenced by what others think of us. The next 5 or 10 years are going to challenge every one of us to find our purpose, perseverance, and patience.

Do you.

I’ve been in this business for about a decade now. I’ve met a lot of gooneys and some of the most amazing individuals. I’ve had my highs, and I’ve had my lows. I’m fascinated by it. I’m growing fast. I’m learning fast. I’m still a student of this stuff, but I have a service to offer for those of you getting started or want to take things to the next level.

I’m starting a series of talks called “Mind Body Startup with 500 True Fans.” It’s an integration of my new venture Cosmic Entrepreneur and TM Japan.

There is a process I created called Be-Do-Thrive. Be, meaning going within and getting to know yourself. Do, meaning finding a suitable business model that suits your lifestyle. Thrive, meaning utilizing the latest platforms to reach and nuture your 500 fans as quickly as possible. Topics include mind-body health, self-branding, building 500 true fans, latest marketing strategies through social media, and how meditation can help you in the process.

I hold lectures in Tokyo, which include a brief overview, a networking session to meet other participants, some demos, Q&A, and a mini-private session for those interested.

I also offer private sessions, live events and webinars, regular blog posts, videos, and share information on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Line, and Instagram. If you are interested, feel free to connect with me or email cosmic@naokimizutani.com

I wish you happiness, health and wealth, and most of all, I hope you enjoy the process of becoming more you.

Stay tuned to get the latest updates and insider’s tips.

[doughboymagazine]

Feature No. 6 // Sean Lee

This week we are very excited to feature the talented SoCal based musician and soon-to-be music journalist, Sean Lee. After discovering the world of jazz guitar in high school, Sean’s musical career took flight. He has since been recruited by numerous bands across Los Angeles for his musical talent, and is currently the lead singer and guitarist for The Dreads. The group is the newest indie-alternative duo to hit the streets of Los Angeles, with sounds reminiscent of Beach Fossils, The Magnetic Fields, and The 6ths. Their newest album and music video are anticipated to be released this month, and we can’t wait to share their sweet jams! 

Catch the latest scoop on their website!

Bandcamp: https://thedreads.bandcamp.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/losdreads/?hl=en

DBM: What’s your favorite doughnut?

SL: I was initially going to say chocolate sprinkles, but I think my favorite now is chocolate doughnuts with sprinkles.

DBM: Do you have a favorite doughnut memory?

SL: There was this doughnut store by my house when I was growing up—it was the first place that I was allowed to walk to by myself. When I would bike home really late I would stop by there— because they were open—and get some doughnuts and a glass of milk.

DBM: When did you start playing music?

SL: I grew up playing classical piano, but it just felt like homework. Then I started playing guitar in 8th grade—when everyone else starts playing guitar. It wasn’t to be a singer-songwriter, it was just to play guitar I guess. Then in high school, I was in the jazz band. That’s probably when I got like really, really, obsessed with music. I realized in that moment that jazz was this great unexplored frontier.

DBM: Did you pursue jazz after high school?

SL: I ended up getting a scholarship to study jazz at a conservatory in Pasadena. My plan was to stay there for two years after high school, but then my mom was like “You should apply to college,” so I applied to UCLA and I got in, and was I like “Well f*ck it, I guess I’ll go to college.” After I graduated high school and left the conservatory, I forgot about jazz for a bit. I wanted to do the singer-songwriter thing— writing folk music—but then I realized I’m not white and can’t make American folk music. Then last year, I started playing guitar again and got called for a lot of bands. It’s been a journey like that ever since.

DBM: Who were some of your favorite musicians growing up?

SL: Probably just what my parents listened to. I really liked George Gershwin a lot. He occupies both the classical and pop realm in the sense that jazz music was the pop music of the time. I remember listening to “Rhapsody in Blue,” and it just blew my f*cking mind. There’s a clarinet solo at the beginning, and it’s just so good.

DBM: What bands are you playing in now?  

SL: I’m in like five bands right now. I play guitar for this rapper named Stefan Dismund (https://soundcloud.com/stefandismond), who just put out a mixtape and got a couple thousand plays. I play in this pop-punk band with my friend Anton. For that band, it’s me on guitar and these two cats from USC who are just so f*cking good. Then I play in a math rock band I started out here called the Night Swimmers (https://soundcloud.com/nightswimmers). We just finished our EP, but it’s just in the mixing process which is taking forever. Then I just started this post-punk/ Beach Fossils project with Anton—the guy in the pop punk band— called The Dreads https://thedreads.bandcamp.com/). We have the album and a music video done, so keep your eyes peeled!

DBM: Who writes the songs for The Dreads?

SL: This is the first project where I’m actually writing my own music. Everything else I’ve been in, I’ve been playing other people’s music. This is stuff I’ve wanted to play since high school, but never got around to doing. So I’m writing the songs, and he’s more on the production side. It’s working really well—I’ll play you some songs later.

DBM: What’s the music process like?

SL: It’s really the fast food of music. We’ll buy a six-pack, sit down with beds across from each other, play a chord progression, and then “Alright, that’s the first one.” It literally gets cranked out so quickly. I’m singing from a pool of lyrics in my head. The songs are being made in a matter of two or three hours, then we mix it right then and there. I have a live band for the project right now. I pretty much chalked out all the musicians that I met in my life and decided who I want for this—I’ve got the all-star cast.

DBM: What’s it like to work with another person on a music project?  

SL: This is the first person I’ve worked with where it actually works perfectly well. We’re both not sticklers for things, like “Oh man, the snare needs to sound a little brighter.” We’re usually down for anything. It’s cool, because he could sing a part and be like, “Hey man, we should throw this melody in there,” and then I play it on guitar. Or I’ll be like, “Hey man, I want the drums to drop out here,” and he’ll just do his thing and the drums are gone.

DBM: What’s the LA music scene like? 

SL: LA is insane. A good majority of pop music is being made here, but not a lot people in LA listen to that. If you’re going to go see a show at the Hollywood Bowl, it’s probably not going to be an artist from LA. One of my favorite scenes is the Chicano Punk Scene—it’s punk, nothing crazy—but everyone is so into it. Some of the good bands that I really like are Triangle Fire (https://soundcloud.com/the_triangle-fire). My friend Robert is the singer-songwriter, and he’s probably the most talented musician I’ve met just in terms of work ethic and being able to crank out songs. Then there’s this band called The Rosewaters (https://soundcloud.com/therosewaters). They’re working on their album right now—pretty good friends of mine.

DBM: What is the best show you’ve ever played?

SL: The best show we played was for The Rosewaters EP release party in Whittier at this place called Da Dank. It’s just a big warehouse with electricity. We opened—which is crazy because usually opening shows suck—but it was awesome! We played with Kicked Off The Streets (https://soundcloud.com/kickedoffthestreets) and The Red Leslies (https://soundcloud.com/theredleslies)— all the artists I’d been listening to as a high schooler. After the show, we could just go outside and smoke a cigarette with them and talk.

 DBM: What is it like to play onstage?

SL: I have a lot of apprehension before a show, which is weird because I used to love going on stage in high school.  But now I get so apprehensive, because I realize you can’t come back from a f*ck up—it all depends on the venue. I like playing onstage with singer-songwriters best, because they’re doing the main thing and I’m just in the corner doing fills.

DBM: Do you have any pre-show rituals?

SL: Right before a show I like to listen to “Blue in Green” by Miles Davis. It’s my favorite song to listen to, because it relaxes me. Then I throw up and I feel great.

DBM: What does your practice routine look like?

SL: There are two types of practicing that I do. One is actual technique practice. I’ll sit down and go up and down the scales. When I’m practicing songs, I’ll practice once with both headphones in, once with one headphone in and one headphone out, and once with no headphones. Then—right before a show—I’ll do a run through of the set. I like to hear the setlist at least a day in advance, because—since I’m usually inebriated—I have to commit it to muscle memory. That’s why they give free drinks at shows to bands, so they actually have to practice the next time.

DBM: Where do you see music going as a part of your life in the future?

SL: I want to go into music journalism, and get to a point where I can sustain my living with a steady gig. The jazz gigs are what pay, so that’s something that I would want to do for the rest of my life.

DBM: Do you have any advice for other musicians?

SL: It takes a while. If you actually want to play music, then it’s a lifelong journey. It’s a craft, not just a hobby. If you want to make it, you’ve got to somehow stand apart (read music, be able to sit down and play to a click track), but at the same time, you’ve got to find your own voice.

[flash-moving]

Get The Best Pasadena Movers Will Organize Your Entire Move

Changes are the part of life, whether it is all about our body, changing jobs, home, our appearance, behaviour or anything else. It is common, but we should need to ready to handle all the changes well. What about if you are changing a house or any office and would like to help with your accessories to be shifted safely? Most of the people prefer DIY services and they think they are very cool to handle A-Z stuffs easily, but it is not possible at all. You might handle all the capable things easily, but not the sensitive things and the big ones. Can you or your friends and family easily handle the pressure of the heavy things, like- furniture, piano, and other accessories? It is actually impossible and there will be great chances that you may lost few of the best things accidently, or getting scratched or damaged them completely. Why don’t you call to the best moving company in order to get rid of the entire headache and the pressure of moving? You must try out the best pasadena movers and they will arrange everything for you as you want. Everybody should know that moving is very stressful and the professionals are all set to help their clients to give them the best moving services. They will always assist you in small to big moving to the storage, hence just share what you want and get the ultimate solutions. No matter what you want, whether thinking of moving to any other place far from the city or state or the retirement village or if you would like to go out of the country, but can’t leave your valuable assets behind, just talk the professionals as they have the best solutions for you. They are the one well trained, hence very well know how to perform the moving task very well, without putting their clients in trouble. They also combine superb organisational skills with their experience and core values of empathy, honesty and ensure to care you through this time of change. Are you looking for commercial movers los angles? You must hire the experienced one if you don’t want to lose your all important official things, including the important documents to the files and folders, the computers where valuable data is stored. Yes, it is very important to look after everything in advance and they can organize your entire move or just parts of it as per your requirements. Professionals always make sure to care your valuable assets as they very well how important they are for you, hence offer guaranteed services. Their timings to visit to your premises are also perfect so that they can shift all the things to your new property and ensure everything goes safely. So, what are you waiting for? If you are planning to make a move, before you do anything, just book up the best movers anytime you want in advance.

[lloydandlane-blog]

Store closing sale. 50% off everything! Yes, including the piano at @lloydandlane (at South Pasadena, California)

[theseventhhex]

Phoebe Bridgers Interview

Phoebe Bridgers

Photo by Frank Ockenfels

Don't let the sombre tone of her music fool you: Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has a sunny nature. Bridgers grew up in the rose-coloured city of Pasadena, attending the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts to study music. From an early age, she found encouragement from a close-knit artistic community of friends and family to follow her dreams. Throughout her debut release, ‘Stranger in the Alps’, there is a delicate balance to her work, a dance between disguised narratives and earnest emotions, between whispers and shouts. Phoebe’s stories unfold through specific, evocative imagery sung in her subtle confessional style. With a desire to form an album to completely represent who she is, these songs are excpetional reminders of what she set out to do… We talk to Phoebe Bridgers about serial killers, humour as a coping mechanism and an encounter with a whole foods employee…

TSH: There are a variety of topics covered with your debut release, including obsession and heartbreak, as well as looking into one’s own mortality...

Phoebe: Yeah, I guess mortality is just one of those topics that people get obsessed with before they die and often throughout life. It’s certainly something that plays on my mind. Also, pulling from heartbreak and death is always something that allows me to say a lot. Since this was my first record, I kind of wanted to cover subject matter that I haven’t really written about before, which is why I touched on mortality. I feel like I tend to write whatever I’m feeling - I don’t really push my music into a certain direction.

TSH: The record also details your journey from high school all the way up until the recent election...

Phoebe: Yeah, absolutely. I feel song by song this record is certainly like a snapshot in time for me. It’s nice for me to look at this record and know that it takes me back to different times in my life. For example, a song like ‘Smoke Signals’ feels so specific to me even now, simply because it’s just over a year old.

TSH: Does learning from others during the shaping of a record aid you in particular?

Phoebe: Absolutely. For me, I especially like working with producers who can give me new knowledge. I’d previously worked with Ryan Adams, but I didn’t want to make a similar body of work as before so having Tony Borg to assist me with his vast knowledge of guitars and synthesisers was so cool. I like to learn from others and Tony helped me to make some really interesting choices, alongside his killer production. Part of the reason why the album has so much variety is down to Tony.

TSH: The response from listeners for your songwriting must be encouraging too…

Phoebe: Yeah, it’s been so cool. I actually appreciate others connecting with my music more than me as an artist taking something away from my own music. It’s funny because the lyrics for ‘Smoke Signals’ are on this one website and people are praising me for this song, giving me credit and I’ve never thought about the song in such a way. I actually had that song compared to classic poems and Shakespeare, haha! It’s kind of crazy!

TSH: Tell us more about the song ‘Scott Street’ being about drinking beer outside…

Phoebe: Haha! Yeah, that track takes me back to a time and place, for sure. Besides I really don’t like warm beer. That one, like many other songs is about a time in my life where there was not a lot going on in my day to day routine. It was a time when I was slightly wayward and just thinking about life a lot.

TSH: What ideas did you have in mind with your version of ‘You Missed My Heart’?

Phoebe: I definitely wanted it to be stripped back. It’s a Mark Kozelek song, which he released under Sun Kil Moon. There’s a live recording of it somewhere, and when I saw him play it live the guitar arrangement just blew me away. It’s so complex and the fingerpicking is amazing. However, the record version is a bouncy synth song! Anyhow, I wanted to basically transpose the guitar part that I heard live to piano. That song was one of the quickest recordings I’ve done and I’m so happy with it.

TSH: You just mentioned Mark Kozelek, who often writes about serial killers and you’ve also gone down the serial killer rabbit hole in recent times...

Phoebe: Ha! Yes, I did. Some of my favourite artists have serial killer songs: Elliott Smith has one and so does Sufjan Stevens, and Mark Kozelek has a few too. It was really interesting finding out more about the minds of serial killers. After a while, you start to feel really disturbed and conflicted. It kind of really consumes you in an odd way.

TSH: Which of the serial killers did you find to be most harrowing and disturbing?

Phoebe: I found Jeffrey Dahmer to be the most disturbing - his story really shook me. As for Gacy and Bundy, I think they were just idiots. But yeah, Dahmer really creeped me out because he was just as curious as everyone else about what happened to his brain and what made him the way that he is. There are a couple of interviews where he’s getting super analytical, which is quite chilling, and he’s also one of the only ones to actually apologise for his actions whilst trying to figure himself out. It was weird for me to see him have even a tiny bit of grasp on what he did, yet still have done it.

TSH: Which attributes of touring do you mostly admire?

Phoebe: I think getting to meet more and more people who play music is among the most rewarding aspects of being on this journey. I meet a lot other musicians on tour, which is cool. It’s like having a little community of artists that respects each other - I really like that.

TSH: Is the worst part of touring having to leave your pug behind?

Phoebe: Oh, that is the most depressing element, having to leave my dog behind. It makes me super sad.

TSH: Is humour still a preferred coping mechanism for yourself?

Phoebe: I really do lean on humour to help me at times. I often get made fun of a lot for being nervous. When I’m under pressure, I end up sounding like a surf girl form Santa Monica. I end up sounding funnier and not like me - I get really reserved. Even though I’m the opposite with my really close friends. When I’m with my close friends I end up getting lazy, quiet and deep in my own head. Humour is mostly beneficial when I meet someone for the first or second time. I tend to just joke and make the other person realise that I’m not the type of person that’s brooding every day with black coffee and writing sad songs.

TSH: Did you manage to find a worthy podcast, since you were searching?

Phoebe: Oh yes! The one that blew my mind and I listened to twice was S-Town. That podcast is so artful and thoughtful. I just never thought anyone could do anything like that. It’s definitely my number one recommendation.

TSH: You recently got recognised by 'a cute whole foods employee' with whom you had a wholesome interaction with and then he caught you eating from the hot food bar with your hands…

Phoebe: That is a true story, ha! It happened in Salt Lake City where this guy recognised me at the front of store. I was getting stuff from the hot food bar, and as I always do, I started filling my plate, which is when this guy asked me on a date. Anyhow, he’s asks me if I’d like to get drinks together, but when I answered I had a load of food in my mouth! I had to apologise for answering with a mouthful, haha! I told him I was so sorry for eating from the bar, ha! Besides, I was flying out at 6am the next day so I couldn’t go out with him unfortunately.

TSH: How do you stay motivated in your free time?

Phoebe: I think ritual is really important to me. I don’t like to let myself stay in bed all day or be drunk all the time, it’s not good for my routine, especially when I’m touring. It’s important to go for a walk on tour and move your body, instead of just sleeping in a coffin all the time. I’m also trying to do the same when I’m at home: wake up early and exercise.

TSH: You’ve previously mentioned ‘it feels like I haven't told the universe what I am yet’, does this type of perspective still drive your music?

Phoebe: It does. I’m already writing songs that I know are going to be on my next record and I constantly have it in my mind as to what the next step will be. Maybe I’ll go down a more electro route or even have more folkier aspects. I’ve been wondering a lot. I feel like I have a lot more to say and a lot more exploring to do relating to who I am. I’m just excited to progress, besides I get to do things my way, which is so cool.

Phoebe Bridgers - “Motion Sickness”

Stranger in the Alps

[leemusicstore]

Want A Piano Only For A Day? Find It At The Best Piano Store In Pasadena.

Do you need a piano urgently? Are you really going to buy one just for a church performance? Do not buy it. You can rather go to rent a piano from the best piano store in Pasadena. Isn’t it obvious that you should get a rented piano? You can reach out to the music instrument rental store Lee’s Music Store. 

Even if you do not need the piano for a day, but a longer period, say for a month, you can still get a rented piano from the best piano store in Pasadena. There are multiple benefits of getting a rented piano, rather than buying a piano. Some of the reasons why you should get a rented piano, rather than buying one, are as follows:

Budget: Buying a piano in an emergency situation can be really expensive. There are found in many ranges. But it may be difficult to find the right one in an urgent situation. If you rent out a piano, you won’t have to go out of your budget to get it. You will find the best pianos at the best piano store in Pasadena at the most reasonable price. 

Better instrument: You may want to play a better piano but cannot do that because of your budget. That’s when you should rent a piano. By renting a better piano from the best piano store in Pasadena, which you cannot afford at the moment, can surely help in growing the business. 

Find the right piano for you: If you wish to buy your own piano someday, you have to find out which one is the right piano for you. By renting different pianos from the best piano store in Pasadena every time, you will be able to identify the ideal piano for you. So, just go for renting a piano, don’t buy one yet. 

[leemusicstore]

Need A Piano Fast? Get It From The Best Piano Store In Pasadena.

If you are looking for a piano urgently, you have two ways of doing that fast. The two ways are: Buying a piano and Renting a piano from a piano store in Pasadena. Both of them have certain advantages, but can surely meet your requirement. 

There are a lot of factors that you have to consider before buying or renting a piano from a piano store in Pasadena. 

The piano is an expensive musical instrument that provides you with some benefits like:

You can own a piano yourself: Every pianist likes owning a piano, that will only be played by him.  Buying a piano will make that happen.

You can practice anytime: Having a piano at home all the time lets you practice as per your schedule. You can do it whenever you want to. You won’t have to call someone and rent it out. 

But buying a piano from a piano store in Pasadena is quite a big deal. If you don’t want to invest such a big amount, you can rent a piano from a piano store in Pasadena. The benefits that you might get from renting a piano are as follows:

Find your ideal piano: By renting different pianos every time, you will learn which piano is ideal for you. Then you can just go and buy one for yourself.

Find the perfect piano that suits your home: When you are renting different pianos every time, you will get a chance to see which of all the pianos suits your home the most. You should find a piano that goes well with the decor of the house.

Check your commitment level: If you lose the interest in playing the piano after buying it, it’s a total loss. That’s why it is better to rent one and check your level of commitment towards it. 

Practice on a better instrument: Good pianos are surely expensive. But they produce great music. So, renting a good piano from a piano store in Pasadena is way better than buying a cheaper one.

[leemusicstore]

Grand Piano Buying Guide: Buy it from the best piano store in Los Angeles

Really? Are you getting a grand piano? Amazing. It sure needs some confidence to buy a grand piano. But grand pianos have a rich history all across the world. As long as you have an interest in it, getting it is a good option.  You can consider to buy it from the best piano store in Los Angeles.

Grand pianos surely look different from the vertical ones. It rests on only three legs. The simple designs of the piano have their own advantage. Even the sound is more open than the vertical pianos. This 3D piano makes direct sound through the top and through the bottom of a piano.

But before you get the grand piano from the best piano store in Los Angeles, here are some tips that you need to consider.

Budget: Of course, considering your budget is the most important factor. Just deciding to get one won’t get you one. Grand pianos are quite expensive. So, consider your pocket before booking one in the best piano store in Los Angeles. 

Performance: If you are a pianist yourself, then you can use your skills to decide which piano to get. This will ensure that you get the right piano from the best piano store in Los Angeles.

Image: This point is not for musicians. Excuse us, please. If you are getting a piano just for decorative purposes, you can visit the best piano store in Los Angeles to find the best one that matches your house. 

Value: There are definitely situations where the grand pianos represent great value in the market. The values vary on different factors like economic factors, a brand’s value, distribution issues, a manufacturer’s special offer, a design, etc. So, don’t forget to consider the market value while buying the grand piano from the best piano store in Los Angeles.

[leemusicstore]

Want to Buy a Piano Online? Here is the Best Piano Store in Pasadena for You.

Psychologists claim that playing a musical instrument is beneficial for the human mind. It has stress-busting properties. Whenever we watch the old movies, we can spot a piano in the background.

Buying a piano online:

Learning a musical instrument is the need of the hour nowadays. So, many people prefer to buy a musical instrument that they wish to learn. Since a keyboard is a vital instrument, it isn't easy to buy one physically and carry it home all by yourself. So, many music lovers opt for buying a piano online where it is delivered to their doorsteps. If we look for the best piano store in Pasadena, Lee music store tops the charts. The customers need not look any further than this store.

Lee Music store delivers pianos from premium brands at the doorstep of the customer. Many pianos are available online here for sale. The customers are spoilt for choice there. They even receive professional guidance so that they may make the right choice.

Price of pianos:

Lee music store is the best piano store in Pasadena. It sells pianos online at a very reasonable rate.

This store gives individual attention to each customer and tries to cater to their needs. They have a breathtaking collection of pianos under $1000. There are no delivery charges if the pianos are delivered locally. Each of the pianos is provided with a bench.

Brands:

This music store in Pasadena sells used as well as first-hand pianos. Lee's music store is a stockist of second hand Kawai and Yamaha pianos. The second-hand pianos are as good as the new ones.

Lee's music store understands that some people may choose music as a passion. Others may choose it as a profession. So, this piano store in Pasadena has different pianos from which the customer may choose. It has many other musical instruments in its collection but is primarily known for selling pianos online.

[leemusicstore]

7 Tips For Beginners To Learn Guitar

These are things you need to know before you start learning the guitar. Learning to play guitar is not rocket science; it just requires a certain mindset.

The following bits of advice help you obtain this mindset and approach learning as a whole. They will apply whether you want to learn electric or acoustic and no matter if you are interested in playing some rock, jazz, blues, classical or heavy metal music.

Learn guitar systematically

A good teacher can offer the knowledge of the basic chords, scales, and strumming patterns, with valuable feedback, and help you avoid common mistakes that you make in the beginning. If you want to learn it fast and not develop bad habits, you have to practice it systematically.

Be patient

Everyone wants to learn guitar fast, but it requires patience and persistence. When learning guitar, commit to it fully. Your ability as a player will grow rapidly with constant practice. Practicing consistently does not mean that you have to practice all day to become a good player. Practicing 20 minutes 3 to 5 days a week guarantees you to progress quickly if it is done correctly.

Stop comparing yourself to others

Stop comparing yourself to other guitarists right now. Compare yourself to yourself! Listen to recordings of your piece a few days ago. Recording yourself playing is a great way to track your progress.

Start practicing scales early

The thing with chords is that you have to synchronize multiple fingers at once, which can be hard, especially if you are just a beginner. If you begin with scales, you have to think of only one finger at a time. Later, when you do chords, your brain knows the specific positions because chords are just snippets of scales. Then you will be able to learn and execute chords much faster if you know some scales before.

Put into practice what you learn

Learning guitar by covering songs will not really help you become a good guitar player in the long run. Although developing technique and training your excellent motor skills with a metronome is vital for becoming a good guitar player, it is also only half of the truth. You have to practice what you learn.

You don’t have to be quite so militant about avoiding mistakes when learning new rhythms, like a new strum pattern. While simplifying and slowing down is helpful, learning rhythms also involves getting into the groove, which requires you to loosen up, stop worrying about sounding bad and just try to feel the music. Once you are done with it, you’ll have plenty of time to obliterate the mistakes as you strum that pattern over and over and over and over.

Don’t quit

If you have not reached your goal, look back, and see how far you have already come. If you are not progressing at all, even if you practice daily, the best thing to do is relax and play something fun. Start playing new tracks for a week, try to work something out on your own, then come back to the place where you have and give it one more try. These little obstructions that pop up during your ascent to guitar greatness usually happen just before you reach your next level. Keep at it.

Playing guitar is also about sound

The sound of your guitar is essential. Find a tune that you really like. If you struggle to find it on your own, ask a friend who knows more than you or head to the next guitar store and talk to someone with a little more experience

If you are interested in learning online piano classes just Google "piano store pasadena" we are always ready o help you.

[leemusicstore]

Want A New Piano? Get It From The Piano Store in Los Angeles.

Do you want to get yourself a new piano? If you are, then don’t let your excitement take the wrong decision. Getting a new piano is a big decision. You have to think twice about every aspect before getting one. But if you have already taken the decision, then you can find the right piano for yourself in the best piano store in Los Angeles.

There is a wide array of pianos in the piano store in Los Angeles. So, you have to be very careful while selecting one to buy. Here are some tips for you to consider while buying the right piano.

The sound of the piano: When you visit the piano store in Los Angeles for getting the piano, make sure that you play the piano to test the sound. As a pianist, if you prefer a brighter tone, you can get the piano which makes a brighter tone. Or if you prefer a mellower tone, you can get that piano. 

The keys of the piano: You must make sure that the keys have a smooth surface and are free of damages and cracks. When you press the keys, the keys should have adequate resistance. Plus, they should have enough cushioning to work as a shock absorber.

The place where you will keep the piano: Before getting a piano, you must consider the space factor, i.e., if you have sufficient space to store a piano. Plus, the location is important. The pianos cannot be store in a humid and temperature fluctuating place. 

The warranty period of the piano: when you are getting the piano from the piano store in Los Angeles, make sure that the piano has a warranty of at least 5 years. 

The brand of the piano: There are pianos from a number of brands available in the piano store in Los Angeles. All the brands have a great reputation and can be the right choice for you. 

[leemusicstore]

How To Find The Best Piano Rental Service in Pasadena?

It is a great thing that you have decided to rent a piano instead of buying one. If you are not someone who plays the piano daily, then renting out a piano is the best decision for you. In that way, you won’t be spending too much money on buying the musical instrument.  Plus, you can just send the piano away, when you no longer need it. There are multiple other advantages of renting out the piano from the best piano rental service in Pasadena.

If you want to try renting out a piano, then here are some tips for you to find the best piano rental service in Pasadena.

Charges of the piano rental service: Since you have changed your plan of buying the piano, you can spend the amount on paying the rents of the piano. Even if you opt for the most expensive piano rental service in Arcadia, you will still find it cheaper than buying one. You can compare the piano rental service of different people to find the best deal. Don’t go around looking for the cheapest deal, as it will only offer you the worst piano.

Availability of the instrument for renting: When you are renting the piano, make sure to find the nearest piano rental service in Pasadena. This will offer you access to the piano on rent at any time whenever you need one.

Terms and conditions for the piano rental service: Before renting out a piano from the best piano rental service in Pasadena, you must read all the terms and conditions of renting out the musical instrument. The contract that you will sign for renting the instrument should contain the solution to the problems that you might face. So, you should read the terms and conditions very carefully and then sign the contract.

[leemusicstore]

10 Scientific Benefits Of Learning Piano: Join The Best Online Piano Lessons.

Learning piano can be a big deal if you are just a beginner. But if you want to learn it, you must join the best online piano lessons. With proper guidance, you will be able to learn about the different keys of the piano and how to differentiate between the sounds of the keys. You will have to work really hard to learn playing the piano if you want to become a pianist.

When you are looking for music lessons to learn the piano, you must know about the benefits that you can have by learning the piano. Firstly, you must know that there is no right age to start learning it. You can start whenever you want to start with the best online piano lessons. 

There are multiple scientific benefits of playing the piano. Some of them are:

Prevents Memory Loss and Hearing Loss: Playing the piano can help in declining the chances of memory and inner ear hearing loss. 

Improves Math Skills: Learning to play the piano from the best online piano lessons can help children in boosting their mathematics skills.

Improves Reading Comprehension: Memorizing music before playing the piano can help in improving reading comprehension skills. 

Encourages Creativity: Playing piano can boost the creation of unique, original sound and style of piano.

Teaches Time Management and Organization: Learning piano from the best online piano lessons can help your children to learn managing their everyday work and also organizing them. 

Strengthens Hand Muscles and Hand-Eye Coordination: Pianos can help in strengthening motor movement and improve coordination.

Improves Rhythm and Coordination: Learning rhythm is vital while learning piano. Practicing piano can help in improving coordination. 

Expands Cultural Knowledge: Learning piano from the best online piano lessons helps in encouraging open-mindedness and cultural diversity.

 Boosts Self-Esteem: Mastering a piece of piano helps in boosting one’s confidence incredibly.

Reduces Stress and Anxiety: Piano are great in providing a holistic and natural treatment for depression and mood disorders.