As 2007 winds down, libraries are gearing up for the 2008 edition of The Big Read. This project, an initiative of the National Endowment Of The Arts, is:
". . . designed to restore reading to the center of the American culture . . . [by providing] citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities."
Coming off a highly-successful 2007 campaign, in which Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath was chosen to reflect our Oklahoma centennial fervor, the library system for which I work has selected Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya for '08. Today the library is getting an early jump on The Big Read by hosting a luncheon for local business owners where the book will be introduced. Lucky for me, I was asked to play a short set of guitar music, so I've put together a melange' of Latin-themed pieces and Christmas standards for the event.
There are 22 books from which to choose, so take a look at the Big Read website and see how you can involve your community in this great event.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
"It's fun to play with the H.T.M.L . . ." (apologies to the Village People)
To celebrate finishing up my 5433 web project, I decided to celebrate by . . . building a couple of web pages.
Ridiculous, I know, but you already know something about my obsession with manipulating sound, and since I learned to integrate Flash players into a webpage, I can't seem to do it enough.
So, I created a "lovely parting gift" for my fellow 5433ers, and anyone else who happens across this blog. It's a bunch of esoterically-arranged Christmas tunes I recorded last year with a drummer buddy to promote a local business. They're all free to download in MP3 format; just right-click on the song title and select 'Save As.'
This page has all of the songs, along with a preview snippet of each tune:
http://wrockon.x10hosting.com/JUMPCHART%20site/bonustracks.html
This page just has links to the MP3 files, for those who don't want to wait for the "preview" page to load:
http://wrockon.x10hosting.com/JUMPCHART%20site/bonustracks2.html
Feel free to share these tunes with everyone you know!
NOTE: If you want to burn them to a CD, you'll have to convert the MP3s to WAV files. If you don't already have a preferred app for this, I recommend FreeRip . It's not opensource, but it is free, and will do multiple conversions at once. CDBurnerXP , another free app, is great for the burning process itself.
Happy Holidays!
Ridiculous, I know, but you already know something about my obsession with manipulating sound, and since I learned to integrate Flash players into a webpage, I can't seem to do it enough.
So, I created a "lovely parting gift" for my fellow 5433ers, and anyone else who happens across this blog. It's a bunch of esoterically-arranged Christmas tunes I recorded last year with a drummer buddy to promote a local business. They're all free to download in MP3 format; just right-click on the song title and select 'Save As.'
This page has all of the songs, along with a preview snippet of each tune:
http://wrockon.x10hosting.com/JUMPCHART%20site/bonustracks.html
This page just has links to the MP3 files, for those who don't want to wait for the "preview" page to load:
http://wrockon.x10hosting.com/JUMPCHART%20site/bonustracks2.html
Feel free to share these tunes with everyone you know!
NOTE: If you want to burn them to a CD, you'll have to convert the MP3s to WAV files. If you don't already have a preferred app for this, I recommend FreeRip . It's not opensource, but it is free, and will do multiple conversions at once. CDBurnerXP , another free app, is great for the burning process itself.
Happy Holidays!
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