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The Best of PartTimeMusician.com: November 2010

November was a bit crazy, but crazy isn’t always a bad thing. Here’s hoping your November was “crazy good”, too. :-)

Below are links to the choice articles from November. Enjoy!

November 13: Crazy conductors
November 14: How to Make a Transposing Wheel
November 16: PartTimeMusician.com goes mobile!
November 28: Choosing your Instrument
November 29: How to Avoid Regrets as a Musician

As we approach Christmastime, allow me to put in a good word for your PTM advertisers: if you’re in the market for something exceptional for a friend, loved one, or that special you in your life (!), please check with the advertisers here first. They’re good people, and their prices, service, and quality are tough to beat. Check out their ads in the right column, and please give them the chance to earn your business. By doing so, you’ll be giving back a bit to the PTM community without paying a single dime more! And please don’t forget about the PTM Guide; we guarantee it will save you money, and all updates are free…forever!

All the best to everyone, and thank you for another great month. Merry Christmas, all!

Keep playing,
Mark

PartTimeMusician.com goes mobile!

As part of the PartTimeMusician.com family, we wanted to give everyone a quick update on some work on your site that has been happening behind the scenes. We’re pretty excited about what’s already done, and we’re eagerly anticipating what is to come.

PartTimeMusician.com is going mobile! Yes, you read that right. We’ve added capabilities that makes the site much more “smartphone-friendly”, especially for those with iOS-based (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad) or Android-based devices. We’re trying to work out some quirks for Blackberries; hopefully, that too will be in place soon. The site has a very nice look and feel on the iPhone and Android phones, and the option is there to switch between the web view and the normal (full) display. Pretty sweet. :-)

But wait, there’s more! We’re also begun work on a native iPhone app with some pretty nifty “bonus” features. No release date to announce – hey, it’s only in the very early phases! – but we’re excited about it and wanted to share the news. Stay tuned!

Well, it’s time to get back to the music. All the best to you!

Keep playing,
Mark

Coming soon!

There are a lot of things happening here at PartTimeMusician.com, and we wanted to give you a quick peek behind the curtain. After all, it’s your site!

First, we’re preparing an update to The PartTimeMusician.com Guide to Free and Nearly-Free Resources for Musicians for release to registered owners. If you don’t know the story behind The Guide, click the link to learn more…and if you don’t already own a copy, what are you waiting for?!? For less than $10, you can save a small fortune on your playing addiction…and get all updates free – forever! Every day you don’t have The Guide is a day you’re losing hard-earned money you could use for necessities…like a new axe.

Second, we’ll be making some minor updates here on the site. Nothing strange or unusual, and nothing that will change the way you move about the site. But we think the changes will make it just a bit better for everyone, anyway.

Finally, we’re preparing to release a recent interview we did with someone who is living the (dual) lifestyle – half of the time at his day gig, half of the time playing his music, and the other half…well, as a PTM, you understand! We’re really excited about this interview, and we’re sure you’ll be excited to read it as well. Included are some history, some day-gig conversation, and some insights on making progress with your playing while holding down a full-time job. You won’t want to miss it!

In the meantime, feel free to drop us a line or leave a comment and let us know what’s on your mind! We’d love to hear from you. We’re all in this crazy obsession together, you know.

Keep playing,
Mark