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Brady, an 11 yr old blind special boy plays the slap-top cajon.
I would say... he really has a talent.

Note: "11 yr old blind special boy" is taken off the description of the youtuber's other posts.

I have 3 pairs of inner ear earphones for daily use.

A pair of Philips Model Unknown but the exterior is similar to the picture below. (Bought in 2011 or earlier)

A pair of Raxconn RX-108BK. Bought with from a deals website (Bought December 2011)


A pair of Audio Technica ATH-CK323M. Thinking that my Raxconn has spoilt. (Bought Feburary 2014)

Guess who won?

The Raxconn RX-108BK that i bought on a deal on December 2011. The cheapest, the longest lasting and the best.

Why? To make it simple, the sound - base and acoustic is full and solid. No "hollow" or "outer space" effect. Looks like the cheap and "not well known brand" earphones may not be lousy.


Some numbers for comparison:

Raxconn RX-108BK
Driver Unit: Ø8.6mm
Impedance: 16Ω
Sensitivity: 90db(at 1KHZ 0.126V)
MAX. Input power: 10mW
Frequency range: 20Hz~20KHz
Plug: 3.5mm

Audio Technica ATH-CK323M
Driver Diameter: 8 mm
Impedance : 16 ohm
Sensitivity: 100dB/mW
MAX. Input power : 40mW
Frequency response: 20 – 23,000Hz
Connector: 3.5mm gold-plated stereo mini-plug (L-shaped)

Ian Low, a Singaporean and an Apple Fanboy (Quoted off his blog), has created an album from iPad and the GarageBand app.
The vocals were recorded at home using only the iPhone 5's earphones.

Find out more here on his blog
http://sirloinapple.blogspot.sg/2013/03/broken-earth-pop-music-album-made.html

The album consists of 8 songs and it can be found / purchased here
iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/sg/album/broken-earth/id619502623
CD Baby : http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ianlow6
Amazon : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BTLV05I/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1363250156&sr=8-7

I was looking around for sound proofing / absorbing solutions for my room when i stumbled upon this. No more dull and plain solutions.

Acoustic Treatment Foams for your walls. 12 pieces, 4 colours and they look great!

Great for Home Studios! 
Professional Acoustic Treatment at Affordable Prices
1 pack contains 12 sheets
Each sheet is 12" x 12" and 2" thick
Covers up to 12 sqft of your Studio
*Overall NRC: 0.65
 More information here http://sg-jamming.blogspot.sg/2012/12/acoustic-foams-for-sale.html

Supplied from this company. They also provide treatments and solutions that look so great that they look like artistic decorations on a plain wall. http://www.viergeacoustic.com/

Here is the tutorial... in thai. I took a look and i found it clear enough to be understood. In the 1st place i do felt that there should be no language barriers when it comes to music.
Chords:
Cadd9: 0203
G: 0232
Em: 0321
D: 2220

Reference: http://www.daveabbott.com/ukulele/chord-chart/svg/gcea.html



And here is her performance. Appreciate her efforts with the subtitle and chords aligned below.

In this tutorial there is a use of Cadd9 chord. That is new to me too. I went to find out more, and it simply means is a C Major chord, with the 9th note (CDEFGABCD) . So you just need to play GDEC.

For more info: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080603123950AA5sjdI

Finding out more on a song that used on a major event earlier this year.

Here is the ukulele tutorial on it.
No capo, 6 chords and a little fanciful for the strumming patterns.
Chords:
C: 0003
B: 4322
Am: 2000
G: 0232
F: 2010
G: 0232
Strum: up, down, chuck. Up, down, up, down, chuck.

I would say that this is a little bit tough for the beginner. Good luck!

Here are the chords for the ukulele

It is quite simple... but i believe it needs some alteration to the lyrics.
Chords:
G: 0232
D: 2220
Em: 0321
C: 0003

Taken from: http://www.e-chords.com/chords/justin-bieber/mistletoe
Correct lyrics: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/j/justin_bieber/mistletoe_ukulele_crd.htm

If i have time, I will post the correct version with lyrics later

Here is a demo on the strumming pattern if you are interested. However i think it can be better :)

Beat'Abox is local store that manufacture their own cajon, located at Scape, Orchard. They also conduct lessons on regular basis lessons. http://beatabox.com.sg/ Check out their foldable Cajon series

Looking at this recently to reduce the strains on the "standard" posture


http://meinlpercussion.com/products/Product/show/631/609/

Some demo on jamming on it

Since a Cajon is "just a box", I am pretty sure you can build your own.
I googled it up and i found them in kits

If you are a carpenter, feel free to take a look at them at http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Cajon

Peruano Cajon
A simple wooden box without any faciful fixtures. Texture sounds like a conga or bongo.




Flamenco Cajon
Is a simple wooden box with some guitar strings added tO behind the playing face to create the buzzing snare effect.


Snare Cajon
Is similar to the Flamenco Cajon, but the snare place was used instead of the guitar strings. They are placed inside the top half of the playing face. Snare Cajon would have less buzzing effects than the flamenco.


Summarized from http://beatabox.com.sg/index.php/guides/cajon-types

Recently i was choosing some songs for a major event coming up in mid year. These are the songs i should be using. Better You - David Choi Best Friend - Jason Chen By My Side - David Choi The Way You Are - David Choi & Kina Grannis Darling It's You - Clara C & David Choi

I finally get to catch David Choi live in Singapore.

Here are some photos i shot that night while enjoying his live performance. He said he had some aches with his shoulders and has applied some heat patches

The word "Cajon" is in Spanish. It is read as "ke-hon". It means "box" or "drawer". Many people read them as "car-john" or "cajun".

The instrument is a six-sided wooden box that you can sit on and play. It is mostly a foot square and 18 inches tall. It is originated from Peru in their folk music.

A Cajon can be played with hands, fingers, brushes and any other things. You can also get different tones and notes out of a Cajon by applying pressure to the front panel (face) with the heel of your foot or your hands whilst striking it with the other hand. Sometimes a kick can be used.

More read ups:
http://www.thecajondrumshop.com/index.php?page=What-Is-A-Cajon
http://beatabox.com.sg/index.php/guides/cajon-funny-mistakes
http://www.cajonbox.com/about-the-cajon/

Chords:
C: 0003
G: 0232
Am: 2000
F: 2010



Lyrics: http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?42644-The-Way-You-Are-David-Choi-amp-Kina-Grannis-(Have-Picking-need-help-with-Chords)

http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?id=9648

Hmm good question. My violin was bought from my teacher at about 2000. Let me think about the name.

I have recently started naming my things.. I have named my marimo "Mario" and a cactus "Hope". My Pentax Kx also has a name - "Bloody Bumble Bee"

So my violin will be named - Miss Mil

I did my 1st try yesterday from scratch. I didn't play for some time. Wow.. rather yucky.. As i will try to do some overlapping and layering, i think i better be safe and play against a metronome first.

I found it finally - free embedding for audio SoundCloud

Here is my problematic G Chord.



Read more about the buzzing of the Guitar here
http://vivianviolin.blogspot.sg/2012/06/my-first-recording-just-4-chords.html

Some one asked me which guitar i was using... i am using the Classical Guitar.