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Time Timer, 8 Inch
List Price: $19.74
Sale Price: $19.74
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This timer can be used to solve time perception problems at all ages and ability levels. Everything you love about the Time Timer with an audible BEEP when time is up! The 8-inch audible option can be turned on or off for a purely visual experience if required. This is perfect for timed activities and for getting ready. The timer runs on battery operated quartz movement and can be free standing or hung on a wall.
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Time Timer, 12 Inch
List Price: $32.83
Sale Price: $24.99
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In a teaching or therapy environment, no other tool communicates the concept of elapsed time as well as the Time Timer. It has proven to be VERY useful with students with Autism, sensory disorder, and many special needs.
Time Timer works as a VISUAL way to display how much time is left. To set the timer, move the red disk to the desired interval. The disk diminishes as time elapses until no red is visible.
It's a universal question asked by people from every walk of life. Elapsed time is an abstract concept that is difficult to understand and even harder to manage. Yet, managing time is a first step toward independence for many and a critical success factor for everyone. This important concept needs to be clearly understood to promote the efficient use of time.
Today, there is a company dedicated to making the concept of elapsed time easier to understand for people of all ages and ability levels. Time Timer LLC is taking the idea of a simple, visual depiction of elapsed time and turning it into a line of products that helps solve time perception problems. These proven products are so easy to use that even young children and those with learning disabilities can monitor their own timed activities.
A wise person once said, "The one thing you can?t recycle is wasted time." That statement is just as true in the office as it is in school or at home. No one can afford bad time management or poor comprehension of time. With consistent use, the Time Timer product line ensures that time awareness is easy to understand and monitor.
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Colors, Shapes & Counting: Rock 'N Learn
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $11.01
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RL-944 Preschoolers join Rollie Roundman and friends for a learning adventure full of songs, laughter, and games. Children enjoy counting and sorting objects by color, shape, or a combination of both. Includes advanced concepts. Approx. 48 min. Ages 3-5.
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Delta Sleep System
List Price: $11.98
Sale Price: $7.66
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All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Meditations2Go Guided Audio Meditations CD Set 1
Sale Price: $14.99
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Meditations2Go CD Set 1 features two full-length, fully immersive guided audio meditations (synchronized music and narration) on a single Audio CD. Track 1: "Restoring Balance and Clarity" (26:48 minutes). This guided audio meditation helps restore your natural calm and balance, emotionally, mentally, and physically, gathering in your strength, your energy and your clarity. It's excellent as a general meditation practiced regularly to keep you centered and on track. And it's ideal for those times when heavy demands on your energy have pulled you off-center, leaving you feeling scattered, weary or simply overwhelmed.Track 2: "Releasing Emotional Tension" (27:25 minutes). Whereas all our emotions are valid, they are not ours to keep. We must let them go or we become overwhelmed by them. This meditation assists you with the natural release of emotional tension, making room in your body and energy to experience your emotions in a balanced way.Drawn from 28+ years of actual group meditation classes, Meditations2Go guided audio meditations are extremely practical, combining ancient traditional meditative techniques with new approaches and new energies aligned with our time.Editorial Reviews:"So fluid that you'll find yourself easily carried along, even if you're totally wound up and stressed. Brookler's dulcet tones pull the plug on tension better than any glass of wine or mind-numbing TV show every could. If you're ready to let go of stress and open to new possibilities, these CDs are for you." -Whole Life Times Magazine"Meditations2Go are among the best audios in the field. I highly recommend them. Every step is clear, simple and enjoyable." -New Age Reviews"Meditations2Go is a particularly well-done series. The voice and music are soothing and hypnotic, and succeed in guiding you to a very deep level of relaxation." -New Consciousness Review"4.1 out of 5 Stars." -SelfGrowth.com
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Learning Resources LER6900 Time Tracker Programmable Electronic Timer
List Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $23.99
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It's never been easier or more fun to keep kids on track with this unique lighted electronic timer. You can easily program green, yellow and red sections and six sound effects to indicate that time is running out. With 180 degree viewing, it teaches time management. Perfect for: Study sessions, Projects, Tests, Experiments, Practice sessions, Classroom Assignments, Cooking, Hearing impaired and hundreds more uses!
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Ott Lite Vision Saver 13 Watt Desk Pro Light
Sale Price: $49.95
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This task lamp is a lightweight dream, providing cool, natural daylight illumination in a slim, foldable design. Position the light in various angles, from parallel to the desktop or tilted back to illuminate larger areas. You'll see more clearly with less eyestrain. This is the perfect light for fine painting, illustration, color matching, and more Portable fold-up design with switch on/off. Energy efficient, 13-watt tube included. Black with dove gray accents match any decor. Folded, measures: 14-1/4 tall x 4-3/4 wide x 5 deep. Powered by permanent AC cord. Great for hobbies or reading.
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Duracell Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries
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Ideal For Digital and High Drain DevicesRechargeable ~ Pre-Charged ~ Stays Charged Longer ~ Recharge Less*Pre-charged and ready to use, straight out of the pack Retains power for up to 365 days while not in use, unlike other rechargeables Can be recharged 100's of times Longer lasting in high drain devices, than ordinary alkaline batteries No special battery charger required (Duracell Chargers Recommended) No memory effect* versus ordinary rechargeable batteries
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Philips Norelco 7310 Men's Shaving System
List Price: $49.99
Sale Price: $41.99
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The fully washable Philips Norelco 7310XL Men's Shaving System boasts of advanced, easy-to-use grooming technology. Featuring the patented reflex action system, super lift & cut technology and individually floating comfort shaving heads, the 7310 electric razor provides a precise, comfortable shave. Its sleek black grip sits easily in your grasp, and an electric on/off switch makes it simple to control power. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: 20px; } The Philips Norelco 7310XL Men's Shaving System features a stylish, easy to use design. View larger. A spring release, pop-up trimmer helps you keep sideburns and moustaches neatly groomed. Patented Reflex Action System The patented reflex action system adjusts automatically to every curve on your face and neck for an uncommonly smooth shave. Comfort Shaving Heads With a skin friendly profile, comfort shaving heads ensure smooth contact for a superior shave. Three individually floating heads follow the contours of your face and neck, aligning the razor-sharp blades next to your skin for exceptional closeness. Super Lift & Cut Technology Super lift & cut technology is a unique two blade system. The first blade lifts and the second blade cuts. This below skin cut results in a more comfortable shave. Fully Washable It's simple to rinse this water-resistant shaver under the tap. This saves time, eliminates messes, and keeps your shaver in tip-top condition. Standard Features Standard features of this shaver include a spring release, pop-up trimmer that's perfect for keeping sideburns and moustaches neatly groomed, and a hair collection chamber to keep your shaving area clean. A convenient electronic on/off button puts control of this razor at your fingertips, while the LED charge and battery full light and LED power indicator make keeping track of the energy source behind your shaving system easy. This shaving system also includes a cleaning brush to help you keep your Philips Norelco shaver in great shape, a protective razor head cap for easy storage, and a power cord. Every Philips Norelco shaver has a 60-day money-back guarantee and a full two-year warranty.
7310. 7300 series. Patented super lift & cut action. Dynamic contour response. Individually floating heads. 8 hour charging time. Corded/cordless use. Washable. A real close shave - lifts hairs to cut closer. Patented Super Lift & Cut Action: Dual blade system lifts hairs to cut comfortably below skin level. Dynamic Contour Response: Automatically adjusts to every curve of your face and neck for a smoother shave. Individually Floating Heads: Active suspension maintains optimal skin contact for a comfortably close shave. Additional Features: LED Display: Battery full and charging indicator. Charging & Shaving Time: 8 hour charge for up to 10 days of cordless shaving. Automatic Voltage Selection: 100-240 volts, for global travel convenience. Pop-Up Trimmer: Full width trimmer is perfect for grooming sideburns and moustache. Washable: Easy-open shaving unit for simple cleaning. StaySharp Steel Heads: For a comfortably close shave. Contents: power cord, protective cap, cleaning brush. Replacement Heads: For maximum performance replace your shaving heads every year with HQ8. Support: English instructions; instructions in Spanish. Li-Ion battery. UL listed (The symbol on the product's nameplate means it is listed by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc). Razor made in China.
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The First Years American Red Cross Deluxe Nail Clipper with Magnifier
List Price: $2.99
Sale Price: $1.99
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The First Years American Red Cross Deluxe Nail Clipper with MagnifierDeluxe nail clipper with fold-away 4x magnifier to increase confidence and reduce eyestrain while trimming baby's tiny nails. Features precision, stainless steel blades and an ergonomic sure-grip shape. Sized and scaled for tiny nails. Officially licensed product of the American Red Cross. (U.S. only)
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Learning to Play by Ear
So perhaps you've learned your basic chords or scales on your respective instrument. You've been working on your technique, and it's starting to come together. There are a couple of songs that you like to play and they sound OK. When you play your axe, you're starting to get a feel for when it's really in tune. What now?
I cannot stress enough the importance of being able to play by ear. Everything that you've ever heard anyone play on your instrument is at your disposal - you just have to figure it out. Learning how to play tunes or instrument parts using your ear is just like anything else you practice: the more you do it, the easier it gets. If you do it often enough, you won't even need your instrument to figure it out. The concept of teaching your ear to decipher musical structures as they're being played is called ear training and it's been practiced and honed for centuries.
Whether you are interested in learning to play the guitar by ear, or virtually any other instrument for that matter, there are a number of excellent learning aids available to assist you! The current state of learning aids for ear training is quite well these days (thank you for asking). With a variety of books, CDs, DVDs, and even software, there's plenty from which to choose when you decide to add this important skill to your arsenal:
Ear Training Books -
In the musician world, there are two reknowned learning institutions, the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Musicians Institute (MI) in LA. Both have their own take on ear training. For Berklee, it's Essential Ear Training for the Contemporary Musician and for MI, it's Ear Training - The Complete Guide for All Musicians. Homespun, which makes a large variety of books, CDs, and DVDs for all musicians and styles, has their take, which is Ear Training for Instrumentalists featuring a whopping 6 CDs full of exercises and drills. If you're a guitar or bass player, you'll definitely want to check out Ultimate Eartraining for Guitar and Bass by Tribal Tech's Gary Willis. My friend Chris, who's a working electric jazz bassist in NYC, absolutely loves this book.
Ear Training Videos -
Playing the guitar by ear, or nearly any other instrument for that matter, is not as hard as you may think! For videos, Berklee has produced Harmonic Ear Training (DVD). This 73-minute DVD will help you recognize chord progressions quickly and listen to music more analytically. Bass players get a real treat, as jazz bass great John Patitucci has released John Patitucci - Electric Bass 2: Soloing Ear-Training And Six-String Technique Video, which teaches soloing by stressing the importance of ear training.
Ear Training Software -
As you might expect, software is a natural choice for teaching ear training because it's interactive. The cream of this crop is Ars Nova Practica Musica which is both Windows and Macintosh compatible, covers just about every aspect of ear training, and features customizable exercises. Ear Training Coach is a more affordable option and offers a 10-grade curriculum in ear training and sight-reading. However, the piece de resistance and the one tool that should be in everyone's ear training bag is the SlowGold CD-ROM. This nifty piece of software lets you slow down any piece of music on CD or MP3s without changing the pitch. So if you're learning to play a passage from a recording, and it's too fast, just run it through SlowGold to hear every single note at the exact pitch it's played.
Ear Training Hardware -
Not surprisingly, music equipment makers have gotten into the ear training game, and not surprisingly, the offerings are particularly good for electric guitar and bass guitar. The Tascam CD-GT1 MKII Guitar Trainer and the Tascam CD-BT1 mkII Bass Guitar Trainer features the same slowdown technology of the SlowGold software, but have housed it in a standalone unit with a built-in CD player, effects, and a headphone jack for silent practicing. Tascam has even made one the vocalists, the Tascam CD-VT1 Portable CD Vocal & Performance Trainer, which has a Vocal Cancel feature that removes the vocal from the CD during playback. Karaoke will never be the same ...
Learning aids aside, one really useful exercise is to pick out a recording of a simple tune that you like. Listen to it very carefully. See if you can determine when the band is changing chords. If you can pick out where these chord changes occur, then you'll know the points in time when you need to determine what the next chord is.
Tune your instrument to the recording. Take the first chord in the tune. As it plays, try to pick out a low note on your instrument that best matches that chord. There should one note that resonates with the recording. Did you find it? This is the root note of that chord. If this note is a C, you know that the first chord is a C (something). It could be a major chord, a minor chord, a 7th chord, but whatever it is, it's a C version of that chord. If you're listening to "Hey Jude", the root note for the first chord is an F. If you're listening to "Wonderwall", it's an F#. If it's "Layla", it's a D ...
Now that you have your root note, the next step is determine what the quality of the chord is. Is it a major or minor chord? Is it a power chord? One surefire way to determine this is trial and error. Assume it's a major chord. Test out this possibility by playing the major chord for your root note along with the recording. Does it sound good? Does it resonate? If so, you've just figured out what the first chord is. If not, try a minor chord. Play the minor chord for your root note along with the recording. Does this sound good? Does this resonate? Try a few different choices. If you get stumped, look at the sheet music or transcription of this recording. This is your answer key, so to speak. If you're just starting out and need a lot of easy tunes for practice, there are some great 3-chord songbooks such as The Guitar 3 Chord Songbook and Favorite Songs With 3 Chords.
After you're figured out the first chord, go to the next point in time where this changes, and figure out what the second chord is. Repeat this process until you've covered the entire tune. A lot of popular music is cyclical in that the same 3-4 chord pattern will often repeat throughout the tune, so you may not have to figure out more than 3-4 chords for the entire song. Yes, when bands write great songs using just "three chords and an attitude", it makes your job a lot easier.
So why would you want to do this? Well, first of all, you're improving your ear. Secondly, you're improving your knowledge of chords because you're forcing yourself to play a variety of chords. If you know your root note for a particular chord is an F#, but you don't know what the quality is, you may have to test out an F# major chord, an F# minor chord, an F#7 chord, and so on. This solidifies your knowledge of chords throughout the parameters of your instrument. The more tunes you figure out, the easier it is to find and play these chords. The other benefit of going through this process is that you're playing along with recordings, which is going to make you're playing better, because you're subconsciously absorbing all the nuances of the recording into your playing.
The main thing is to not get discouraged and to do it on a regular basis. Turn on the radio and try your hand at whatever's playing. If you don't like the tune, change the station. Put it on the classical station - yes, you can play along with classical ones too. Don't be afraid. It's all just music, and in the end, armed with just an ear and the knowledge of some basic chords for the trial-and-error process, you can figure out how to play it.
About the Author
Christopher Sung
Learn to Play the Guitar by Ear
Do you get help with Financial Aid if you have a Learning Disability?
Besides the basic form of Financial Aid that the Government offers, are there any other special grants or loans that the Government or any other organization that helps fund people with learning disability with schooling?
I am not asking for a handout from the Government, I will give back to the community when I am able and educated. I just need some money and help to invest in my education.
Anyway, does anybody know where I can get some financial help for school? I was diagnosed by a licensed professional, which I can prove that I have a learning disability.
Most schools have student finance offices that can turn you towards sources for loans and/or grants.
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