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Downloading music from your PC’s music collection is pretty easy. All you have to do is drag and drop songs from your PC onto a memory card that’s then installed in the phone.All the phones connect to PC USB cable. However only Sprint / Nextel and Amp’d phones appear as a lettered drive onto which you can drag and drop music files.

Not everything on your PC will necessarily play on the phones. Sprint phones will play MP3′s and AAC’s ( the default format for Apple’s iTunes software and Music Store) but not music purchased form other music stores even PC downloads from the Sprint service, oddly enough. With Amp’d you can play MP3′s and WMA’s but not songs downloaded from online music stores. AMP’d Live does allow you to order songs, ringtones and other content from your PC and have them automatically pushed to you phone.

Verizon is the most “Apple unfriendly”. It’s phones don’t play MP3′s or AAC’s the only formats used by iPod owners just WMA’s. The only good news is that Verizon phones will play copy-protected WMA songs bought from other online stores (which of course rules out Apple iTunes content). I hope this helps you in terms of what cell phone you have now or are contemplating on purchasing. Below is a place that I found to be helpfull in this process. Check it out.

Virtually anyone can name an “oldies” tune at the drop of a hat. You don’t have to be a passionate music lover, you don’t have to know every word to every B side single. Many oldies have insinuated themselves inside the brains of people around the world.

What makes an Oldie?

Generally, the start of music we love today began in the 1940′s. Anything from the decades from the 40′s, 50′s, 60′s and perhaps (now that we’re well into the 21st century) even into the 70′s can be considered an “oldie.” And what’s the saying? Oldie but Goodie. Meaning, these songs are not just old and boring… they are classics in their own right.

Oldies music lyrics can be sung by different artists, can be set amid a backdrop of different instruments, but the lyrics remain unchanged, and the tune is recognizable to those who love them.

Some examples of oldies music include Elvis Presley tunes. And remember the Louis Armstrong classic from the 40′s, What a Wonderful World? Timeless. Ageless. We hear it today and we recognize it instantaneously. We sing along and feel the comfort of the words.

Oldies Music Lyrics: A different sense, a different style

Oldies music seems to have a different style than music of today. The music of the mid 20th century seemed more meaningful, beautiful in a sense, toward humanity and what it means to be in love with life. Though certainly there is music today that fills that bill, overwhelmingly there is more serenity to the oldies tunes. Different eras bring about different styles in music and today’s rapidly changing technology has brought about an advancement in music such as techno pop, rap, and dance mix. This music couldn’t have existed in the mid 20th century because the instruments used to reach these new musical heights had not yet been invented.

Some might even argue that if a 45 record does not exist for a music single, it is not a true oldie. Surely, as time marches on that definition will change as the number of actual 45′s in existence will dwindle. But certainly the idea of an “oldie” remains.

And conversely, some might argue (more than likely the older generation) that oldies don’t sound nearly as good if not played on a record player. Something about the scratch of the needle on the vinyl record perhaps that transports the person back to a simpler time. The crisp, clear melodies heard from a CD player more than likely sounding a bit hollow and empty to their ears.

Oldies Music Lyrics: Singers who have etched lyrics in our minds

Some other Oldies singers include: Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole singing “Unforgettable,” Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly singing “True Love,” nearly anything Frank Sinatra sings, of course. Art Garfunkel with “I only have eyes for you.” And the beauty of these is, just the mere mention of them on paper can bring back the lyrics and tunes inside your head.

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I’d like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you

Jim Croce could not have said it any better, about a loved one, or about oldies music lyrics.

One of the most prolific composers was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who wrote music for several instruments including the clarinet. The clarinet is an instrument that belongs to the family of the woodwind. It is comprised of four hollow pieces of ebony, a barrel, upper and lower joints and a bell, which fit together to make a musical assemblage.

Clarinet sheet music is different than other r sheet music, since the clarinet has a limited tone production. Unlike the piano, which is called the “mother” of all instruments, the clarinet is distinguished between various types of flats. In music, a flat is used to reduce the semitone that produces a lower pitch. The clarinet needs that flat to accommodate its performance and play. There are various kinds of clarinets found including the E Flat, Bass and Alto B Flat, A Major, A Flat, C Major and D Flat. Most people prefer the B Flat clarinet.

Orchestras use clarinets according to the type of music they intend to play. Clarinets cannot be used to play all notes on a regular music sheet. They need to have special music sheets that contain clarinet notes. The B Flat sheet music is specifically written to contain notes that can be played in that style. Clarinet sheet music is very specific, and yet players can play high notes that may not be on the sheet music or “music score.”
Today, clarinet sheet music is played in various styles of music — namely classical, jazz and gospel. A clarinet player must remember the type of music, as every style has its own notes, description and forma. With growing computer software programs, clarinet music is now available on the Internet and can be downloaded and played.