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[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Originally Posted by mzarynn

singing, piano, flute, guitar

Wow! It must be amazing to be express yourself musically in so many ways! Do you find that actually teachig music is largely fulfilling or does it tend to reduce your enjoyment of music?

[mzarynn]

Originally Posted by knivesout

Do you find that actually teachig music is largely fulfilling or does it tend to reduce your enjoyment of music?

That's a good question. I’m having a hard time answering it. Teaching music does not reduce my enjoyment of music as a whole. I will always have my music. I still listen to music to unwind after a long day of teaching music.

As far as teaching music being largely fulfilling, that is not really the case either. I enjoy experiencing music with the students, but I miss performing with other musicians. Teaching is not a challenge to my musicianship. It is a challenge to my teaching abilities. I grow in both areas through teaching, but gain much more as a teacher than as a musician. So, I guess to finally get around to answering your question… I need more than teaching music to fill my "musical needs," but it does not reduce my musical enjoyment in any way.

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Is it difficult finding other musicians to play with? I too have found that jamming or practising with other musicians is a lot more fulfilling and useful than the most strenuous solo practise regimen alone. I hope you find some like minded musicians to play with soon!

[mzarynn]

Thanks! It wasn't difficult to find musicians to play with where I used to live, but we moved at the beginning of this school year. I've been checking the local papers and such to find something. The closest ensemble I've come across is about an hour away. But distance may not matter if we get desperate enough. I've resorted to playing with my husband in his high school pep band. (He's the director, not a student. )

[Bones]

Name: Peter
age: 28
Location: Portsmouth, England
Hobbies: drawing, writing stories, computer art,
Interests: The Roman Empire, sci-fi, transformers, computers,

website: http://www.freewebs.com/lastoutpost/
LJ/blog: n/a
Likes: tea, drums, curry, er.. lots of stuff.
dislikes: ignorant poeple/people who think there better than others

Other notes: life is a b*tch, but you get over it

[The Master™]

Name: Martin
Age: 36
Location: Leeds, People's Republic of West Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hobbies: Reading (Sci-Fi/Fantasy - mostly Raymond E Feist, Terry Goodkind, Terry Pratchett, L E Modesitt Jnr and classics), Collecting stuff (Comics, Graphic Novels and other things), Ancient Civilisations (mostly Roman and Egyptian, though I look into anything that catches my fancy), Myths and Legends (Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Arthurian, etc), Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies and TV (either seen it all or got it on VHS/DVD), surfing and being on message boards (though I've cut down recently), and my (18 month old) son...
Interests: See above
Website: http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/ (if you are into Egyptian archaeology)
Likes: Internet, pissing people off (!!!!), Sci-Fi/Fantasy (of course), the quiet of the country, to eat meat (in most of its forms), animals, savoury foods (Cornish Pasties, etc), music (most - except for r'n'b, hip hop, house, garage, trance), being a cynic (realist), cartoons...
Dislikes: Humans (the herd should be culled), spam (e-mail, not food), chocolate (allergic), I'm sure there are others - just can't think of them at the moment!!!
Other notes: I'm sure there should be some, but I can't think of any... I don't think I'm better than everybody else - I KNOW I am!!! (Just ask Morning Star!!!)

If you wanna know anything else, message me - I've nothing to hide!!!

[I, Brian]

The Master, are you actually involved with http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/, or is it simply a favourite site??

[I, Brian]

Name: Brian Turner
age: 31
Location: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Hobbies: The internet, forums, building websites, marketing websites; plotting the peaceful conquest of earth and the global eradication of poverty.
Interests: Ancient History (especially the Roman Imperial period); Mediaeval History of Western Europe (and Byzantium); trying to fulfill a destiny as an author,
website: Lots - including:
personal writing site: http://www.chroniclesofempire.net,
main sff site: http://www.chronicles-network.net,
religion resource site: http://www.comparative-religion.com,
business forums: http://www.business-talk.co.uk,
SEO resources: http://www.seo-lab.com,
and now constructing http://www.security-talk.co.uk
LJ/blog: None yet.
Likes: The feeling of living out a destiny. Also fried egg and chips on a Saturday. Politeness and humility. People at a distance.
dislikes: No space, people too close, not having egg and chips on a Saturday. Impolitiness and pride.
Other notes: Recently launched own full internet marketing company; general cynic; spiritual interests; 1 thing I regret not doing is a degree in astrophysics - but I think my ideas need expression beyond the restrictions of academia. Would like to save the world, but thinks he may have buggered up his chances. Will have a go anyway.

[Myla Starchild]

Name: Rose Atkin
age: 15
Location: Belford, Northumberland, England
Hobbies: Writing, drawing, making webpages, the net, chronicles network, PlayStation2, being wierd, inventing words, plugging myself
Interests: Fantasy, scifi, history, mythology, witchcraft, tarot, astrology
website: Many! Here we go:
Fantasy series in progress
DeviantART
FictionPress
More to come soon probably


LJ/blog: Here
Likes: Anything fantastic or magical, open-minded people, high heels, laughing, being abnormal, and potatoes
dislikes: Narrow-minded people, being serious, school, crying in public and depression
Other notes: Does little more than obsessively write fantasy, scifi and adventure novels and screenplays, then make websites and plug them shamelessly.

[erickad71]

Name: Ericka
age: 32
Location: Tennessee,USA
Hobbies: reading, listening to music, drawing, taking my children to their hobbies
Interests: see above , horseback riding (but there never seems to be a horse around when I want one ), swimming(no pool either), anything that has to do with sci-fi and fantasy
website: http://community.webshots.com/user/erickad71 This is just a site with pictures of my pets and also some of a trip my family took to Gatlinburg,TN last fall
Likes: chocolate ice cream, fantasy artwork, animals of all sorts, my husband , and occasionally my children *hehe* just kidding (they are 12 and 14 years old - teenagers )
dislikes: anyone driving in my vicinity, my son when he plays video games, grocery shopping
Other notes: I seem to have become addicted to my computer and this forum and apparently these smilies . I generally don't talk alot but it seems to be much easier to write things down in places like this...and with people like you guys( or ya'll as they say around here).

[The Master™]

Originally Posted by I, Brian

The Master, are you actually involved with http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/, or is it simply a favourite site??

I, Brian... I am not anything to do with the site... I have neither the time, patience or skill to create a website and look after it... I prefer to go looking at other peoples...

[I, Brian]

Heh, it does look like an interesting site - I'm not too strong on Thebes, but anything ancient has to be good...

[Ahdkaw]

Ah hell, why not.

Name: Iain
Age: 32
Location: Huddersfield, Planet Yorkshire, UK
Hobbies: Programming (Web & Database), Building PC's, Reading.
Interests: IT/Network Security & Administration, Music (all sorts, mainly electro, old skool hiphop, concious hiphop, concious ragga, reggae, early techno (70's - early/mid 90's), 60's rock, ska, plus much more (inc little bits of metal, but not much)), History, Science, Religion, Drinking and Driving (but not together).
Website: A fair few -
http://www.sensibilium.com/ - My first site, odd to say the least.
http://www.receptivedesign.com/ - My web design and hosting company.
http://www.fairmont.co.uk/ - My families business.
http://www.strawberryfair.com/ - My families other business.
Likes: Babylon 5, meat, proper cigars, beer (most varieties), sunshine, my house, my computer, good friends, crumpets, bread, fish n chips.
Dislikes: Most vegetables, rascism, sexism, police, bad drivers, the price of anything in the UK (apart from plants that have been ripped up from rainforests and suchlike which go for stupidly cheap prices).
Other notes: Hmm, I'm kinda stuck now.

[I, Brian]

I really like the simplicity of the title in strawberry fair. Saved the page to inspire later.

[Lest@t]

Name: Lest@t

DOB: 19th Aug
Age: 25
Born: In Ontario
Likes: U2 and Scorpions and Zelazny and Anne Rice and.. much more
Dislikes: Snobs and Sinatra (not that I got anything against him)
Bio: I dont have a biography.. I dont dwell on the past.

I guess thats it..
I am not very good at talking about myself