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[Silenka]

I'm going to re-learn how to read sheet music.

Any suggestions on how? I remember middle school music lessons where we just wrote the names of the notes over and over, so I've downloaded a few pieces of music to do this on, and I figure repetition and recognition are the best ways, but (other than buying a "for dummies" type book) are there any suggestions?

It's helpful if you have something (pref. a piano) to play the notes on as you read them. Then not only do you hear how they sound as you read them, you also have a physical reference on your instrument of choice.

[Norellicus]

I'm going to re-learn how to read sheet music.

Any suggestions on how? I remember middle school music lessons where we just wrote the names of the notes over and over, so I've downloaded a few pieces of music to do this on, and I figure repetition and recognition are the best ways, but (other than buying a "for dummies" type book) are there any suggestions?

Just remember, treble clef: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, bass clef: Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always (the lines in ascending order)

Or if you'd rather, F A C E and All Cows Eat Grass, respectively (for the "spaces" between the lines, also ascending)

Also

[gt_killa]

Who ask people to go hangout and uses "welcome to come if you're free"---doesn't it have the vibe that "I don't care if you coming or not" ?

[hey]

Who ask people to go hangout and uses "welcome to come if you're free"---doesn't it have the vibe that "I don't care if you coming or not" ?

Sort of. I'd consider that more along the lines of "come if you want, but if you're busy, it's no big deal if you don't".

[Boyiee]

I think it's like a house fire. You are probably dead from the heat burns on your lung and smoke inhalation before the fire gets you.

Either way I think once you hit molten rock you die or go into shock pretty much instantly.

Well in a house fire when you breathe in the hot gases and smoke/fuel (smoke inhalation), you don't die instantly and its more of a suffocation process after you burn the inside of your lungs stopping you from breathing. So if you were free falling into a giant pit such as a volcano filled with molten lava and such, the speed at which you are falling would be faster than the time it would take to die from the inhalation. However air temperatures above the molten lava would be at 500-1000 degrees which would kill you possibly before hitting the surface of the lava. The death would be instant no matter what, however there would be some sensation during the free fall.

It depends on the amount molten lava. Are we talking a pit of molten led ala Alien? Or a river of 1 foot deep lava. One you are going to burn, one you may be dead before you hit the liquid.

There is a town outside of Mount Vesuvius where people were killed by the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. For years scientists couldn't figure out why these people, 5 miles away from the volcano, died inside these stone boathouses built into the rock. Their skeletons remained perfectly intact, and most of them seemed to be in unsuspecting positions. They proved that the air reached temperatures of around 900 degrees, and that these people pretty much died instantly because they seemed to be in relaxed, normal positions. Sitting on the floor, holding their children, no real suffering involved. The people in Pompeii however, where the ash rained down, hot ash, seemed to be in suffocating positions. Reaching for air and crawling across the ground, some in fetal positions.

House fires don't kill people very quickly, unfortunately. I've been in about 750 degree (ceiling temperature) rooms. You'll burn on the bottom, your lungs will burn, but it is not instant in the least.

[madpersian]

@Boyiee

I definitely did not mean to imply that you'd die quick from the smoke inhalation. I agree with everything you say there. I think something else that'd kill you if you fell into an active volcano or flowing lava would be the impact (depending on how far you fell). I'm not certain how high Smeagle's fall was into the lava in LoTR but I think it was far enough that he should have splattered and then burnt into vapor.

Who ask people to go hangout and uses "welcome to come if you're free"---doesn't it have the vibe that "I don't care if you coming or not" ?

I think this is to soften the effect of getting rejected. Also gives an easy out to the person asked. Just saves a little embarrassment for both.

[Kerberoz]

Speed isn't the question though, it's perception. If it happens that fast, do you even feel pain? It's similar to the question of beheading. Odds are good that the brain doesn't just immediately shut off, so what happens when you've been literally cut off from every other biological system besides your cerebral cortex?

It's a bit grimdark to think about, but an interesting science question nonetheless.

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But, on a serious note, there's little to no evidence that the head remains conscious long enough to feel itself hit the ground
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...r-decapitation

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[Moss]

Does it show that it shipped? If not then they can just update the shipping information.
If its to a USPO PO box, contact the seller. Those can be a pain, and some sellers might not ship another until the first is returned.
If its to a UPS store PO box, contact the seller they can redirect where the shipment is being delivered.

Contact the seller ASAP regardless because the sooner they submit a change of address with the shipping company (if its not US Postal) then sooner you'll get the book.

Thanks. Yeah it shipped already, I only noticed because it said it had been delivered and I didn't see it outside >.>

In what cases would you need or want a post office box?

Used it freshman year living in a dorm, only option for receiving mail

[Silenka]

Couple Qs:
bump on this one

proofreading job question

Also 2 more:
1. If one has been living in the same state for a year, how does one generally prove residency for that long if, say, they want to enroll in college at the in-state rate? Is a copy of an apartment lease good enough or is there some other, more concrete way of providing proof of residence that I'm overlooking?

2. For those of you living in Japan or having lived in Japan recently, generally how much does it cost (yen or US dollar rate) for a cheap foreigner apartment (or even a normal one) and utilities/transportation in the Kansai area? I am thinking of moving to Kyoto for a while if I can get my bf to agree to come with me (lol). I'm just trying to get a general feel for the cost right now (my apt and utilities right now in Ohio come to ~700$ a month). Is it cheaper to live in Kyoto than Tokyo? I assume it would be because of the demands on space/people wanting to live in the technological hub.

[Kais]

kindda dumb question but i'm all young and inexperienced and stuff

dad gave me a Credit One credit card to help him build shit back so i just use it mostly for metro cards, lunch money, and other small shit.
he's paying by money orders rather than online ("doesn't have a bank account") and ends up obliviously paying less than what he owes.
i'm worried that ain't too good. can he just pay whatever balance the online account management says rather than what the bill says?

[madpersian]

You can pay off up to the whole balance if you want. If you overpay there'll be a credit on your account for the overpayment.

It's generally a good idea to do so unless the card is in a 0 interest period.

[Acturus]

It's helpful if you have something (pref. a piano) to play the notes on as you read them. Then not only do you hear how they sound as you read them, you also have a physical reference on your instrument of choice.

My challenge with this is that I am going to first learn the anglo concertina (small accordian), but I want to be able to read sheet music to help when I'm ready to teach myself the piano. They are wildly different instruments.

Does auditory note recognition count for a lot?

Just remember, treble clef: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, bass clef: Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always (the lines in ascending order)

Or if you'd rather, F A C E and All Cows Eat Grass, respectively (for the "spaces" between the lines, also ascending)

I learned it as "Every Good Boy Does Fine" and "Good Boys Do Fine Always" for the lines, but the FACE and All Cows Eat Grass are from my lessons going way back.

Well, the good news on that is that I still remember the names of the notes, and I need to commit the key signatures to memory again. I'm trying to increase the speed at which I recognize the notes.

[Silenka]

I dunno, I actually suck at reading music (especially counting), but I mostly do singing. It's one thing to play the notes on an instrument, it's completely another to sing what's on the page, since you're not relying on pressing the right buttons on an instrument that will make the right sound for you. If you're singing you definitely want to internalize note sounds, but if you're learning an instrument, well, it should be fine... just practice on that instrument. =/

Honestly learning to read the notes on a staff isn't that hard but I find that reading treble and bass at once as you have to do for piano is very difficult.

[Boyiee]

Does any one know if I can request money from fafsa multiple times in one semester?

Basically I just spent some money on supplies, about $150, on my own credit card. I want to have it refunded via the student loan, less interest and all that. Thing is, in a couple months, I'm going to need about 600 from fasfa, if not a little bit more. Am I going to be able to request the 150 now, and the 600 later in the semster? Its all still for school shit, and I haven't request anything yet this semester due to this semester being paid for entirely via grant.

Or would I be better off waiting the couple months and requesting the full amount, which will be 750+ all at once?

[Acturus]

I'm pretty sure the FAFSA is a one-shot deal each year. I personally have never tried to get money a second time, but I know the process is designed to apply once a year for everything you anticipate needing.

[Moss]

Does any one know if I can request money from fafsa multiple times in one semester?

Basically I just spent some money on supplies, about $150, on my own credit card. I want to have it refunded via the student loan, less interest and all that. Thing is, in a couple months, I'm going to need about 600 from fasfa, if not a little bit more. Am I going to be able to request the 150 now, and the 600 later in the semster? Its all still for school shit, and I haven't request anything yet this semester due to. this semester being paid for entirely via grant.

Or would I be better off waiting the couple months and requesting the full amount, which will be 750+ all at once?

That is a good question for your school's financial aid office

[Manako]

Who ask people to go hangout and uses "welcome to come if you're free"---doesn't it have the vibe that "I don't care if you coming or not" ?

Depends on the person, I use this phrase with some of my friends a lot -- never realized it could be interpreted that way! I have a friend who is "always busy" trying to coordinate is a pain, even doing one-on-one things. So I use that because I realize that she is most likely busy, but I want to include her while recognizing she is most likely unable to attend. Some of my friends are much less extreme, but still rather busy so I would use the same phrase with them.

Ugh, kinda opened a mental can of worms on this :-/ I don't have many female friends so she is important to me... but I always get the distinct impression she'd rather hang out with other (male) people. Oh well...

[Boyiee]

That is a good question for your school's financial aid office

Gee, thanks. Too bad they aren't open at 11:41pm right?

[Avarice]

Is it normal for a small, 4-5lb. package (a boxed computer game) to take over three weeks to ship cross-country (CA to SC) via USPS?