Published documents by Victor Epand

2008

The video game industry continues to grow with each advancement in technology, which has caused these video games to become increasingly realistic in nature. This has added to making video game extremely popular with children, but has also caused parents to question to policies on these video games. Children play video games almost every day for an average of over ten hours or more a week....

The Many Sounds Of The Drum Published on 16/09/2008

There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of different kinds of drums existing in the world today. Rather like a Dr. Seuss book, there are tall ones, short ones, fat ones, skinny ones, loud ones, soft ones, light ones, heavy ones...you name it, the world of drums has it. But perhaps you find certain kind of drum music more moving than others. Perhaps you prefer the crisp sound of the snare; or maybe...

The Mellotron: A Child Of The 60s Published on 16/09/2008

The word "mellotron" (the word is also a trademark and therefore sometimes capitalized) sounds to me like some kind of robot that would be encountered on the original Star Trek series. It's not, of course, but is rather an electro-mechanical polyphonic (able to produce more than one note simultaneously) keyboard. The only resemblance between this instrument and Star Trek is that they are both...

Vedic Book Teachings Of The Mantras Published on 16/09/2008

In many vedic books individuals can learn about the mantra teachings of the past, which are a variety of chants or hymns that are recognized in the ancient traditions and beliefs. Understand the chanting of these ancient mantras, which are often thought of as a primordial language, can help the individual understand these ancient teachings better. Many of these mantras consist of single...

Truss Rods: Good Posture For Guitars Published on 16/09/2008

There are a great many physical components that make up a guitar. Some, such as strings and fingerboards, are obvious. Others, like nuts, are less apparent, but they are still visible. But some guitar components cannot be seen at all because they are hidden inside of the instrument. This is the case with the truss rod, a metal rod that runs along the inside of a guitar's neck. This part of the...

The Many Faces Of Musical Score Published on 16/09/2008

The concept of sheet music appears, at first glance, to be a simple on: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper. "Music," in this instance, refers to musical notation, a written system of symbols representing music. As far as it goes, this is a perfectly accurate definition of sheet music. However, there are actually several different subcategories of sheet music. If, for example, an...

Determining What The Zodiac Symbols Of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, And Leo... Published on 16/09/2008

There are many vedic books on the market today that concentrate on the study of the zodiac symbols and how they affect each individual. There have been many books written on this type of vedic literature that concentrate on the study of the zodiac charts that the zodiac symbols exist under. The very first symbol of the zodiac chart is Aries. Aries is ruled by the Sun and the gem stone of...

Chess In The Arts And Literature Published on 16/09/2008

Chess is a board game that has been played for many centuries. It originated in Europe and is a very popular game still today. There are national tournaments held all over the world for all age groups from young children to adults. It is also a popular game to be played in nursing homes or elderly care communities as it offers mind stimulation for the elderly. Chess is a game that is also...

Synthesis Methods Of The Electronic Keyboard Published on 16/09/2008

Electronic keyboard synthesizers have come a long way since their inception. Few people know that the first electronic synthesizer was invented in the late 1800s. This model was, of course, only a very rough precursor to the musical synthesizers of today. Modern synthesizers are capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies. This process...

Exciting Video Gamers For Any Video Gaming System Published on 16/09/2008

There are several video gaming systems available on the market today and to go with these fabulous video gaming systems there are some really exciting video games. In fact, there are video game that are being released for each video gaming system and some that are being specially make for a particular video gaming system. Some of the most favorite of all the sports video games that are...