Friday, November 30, 2012

Cosmic Laws

1. Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with  grease,
your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.

2. Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will  roll to
the least accessible place in the universe.

3. Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly
proportional to the stupidity of your act.

4. Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get  a
busy signal - and someone always answers.

6. Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one  you
were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every
time).

7. Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the
telephone rings.

8. Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you  know
INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen
with.

9. Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a  machine
won't work, IT WILL!!!

10. Law of Bio-Mechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely
proportional to the reach.

11. Law of the Theatre & Hockey Arena - At any event, the people  whose
seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who
will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and
who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The
folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs
or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle
people also are very surly folk.

12. The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee,  your
boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

13. Murphy's Law of Lockers - If there are only 2 people in a locker  room,
they will have adjacent lockers.

14. Law of Physical Surfaces - The chances of an open-faced jelly  sandwich
landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness and
cost of the carpet or rug.

15. Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know  what
you are talking about.

16. Brown's Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're  ugly.

17. Oliver's Law of Public Speaking -- A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET!!!

18. Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you  find a
product that you really like, they will stop making it.

19.. Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go  to
the doctor, by the time you get there you'll feel better - don't make an
appointment, and you'll stay sick.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Found on the Net - DSO Kids





Games - Learn while playing


DSO Kids (Dallas Symphony)
This site goes through all the instruments  individually, in the orchestra or you can hear the instrument play twinkle twinkle - which is great for comparisons. It gives a description and a ‘real’ picture of the instrument. You can also play games and look at composers and much more.

http://www.dsokids.com

Thanks to Luisa Battye


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

10 Public Servants



10 public servants standing in a line,
1 of them was downsized and then there were 9....

9 public servants who must negotiate,
1 joined the union, then there were 8....

8 public servants thought they were in heaven,
'til 1 of them was redeployed, then there were 7....

7 public servants, their jobs as safe as bricks,
1 was reclassified, then there were 6....

6 public servants trying to survive,
1 of them was privatised and then there were 5.......

5 public servants hiding behind the 'golden door'
1 of them took redundnacy, then there were 4.....

4 public servants full of loyalty,
their jobs were all advertised - then there were 3!

3 public servants all 'under review',
1 left on secondment and then there were 2....

2 public servants coping on the run,
1 went on stress leave and then there was 1....

The last public servant agreed to relocate,
Replaced by 10 private consultants at twice the hourly rate!!!!

Monday, November 19, 2012

Choir Tips




This is a fantastic little compilation of choir tips and ideas from the talented participants at the Totally Treble Crescendo Workshop held on May 28, 2011…
“Start exactly on time with a fun game – they won’t want to miss out on the game and therefore will be ready to go on time!”
“Fire engine sirens for voice warm up (up and down, loud and soft)”
This free sample download can found here Choir Tips . Please hop in and explore the site - but there are nearly 1000 extra downloads if you become a member, for a $50 annual fee.

And the November winner is...

 
 
The winner of our November Membership giveaway has just been drawn.

Congratulations to
Kerryanne Richter

She is our lucky Crescendo Member that scores this great puppet pack below including 
 
Old McDonald's Farm finger puppet set and a set of arm band arm bells.
 


  
If you would love the chance to win the December Member giveaway all you need to do is become a Crescendo member or if you already are, then your automatically in the draw. 
 
 To become a member of Crescendo Music Education for your chance to win, check out the website for more details.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

Found on the Net - Text Art



Check this out. Very cool!



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