Once upon a time, There was a webmaster...

Let's look back to the initial growth of the web, from 1994 until 1999 or so. Most people didn't know anything about the Internet, and if they did, they were probably just learning. Many sites didn't have a defined purpose, they were just experiments and hobbies. Businesses were trying to use the web to their advantage, and, in many cases starting to succeed.

The people who were building the sites were learning as they went. There were no degrees, certifications, or formal educational curricula. Careful study of online HTML tutorials and the purchase of a Visual Quickstart guide was the typical description of a web designer's skills and experience.

Needs were fewer, both on the business side and the employee side. Not many people knew how to make web pages, and businesses were competing to hire any viable candidate. In many cases, knowing how to make a CGI form work and lay out pages in Illustrator made you a hot prospect.

Businesses started realizing that "this Internet thing" might be more than just forwarded jokes and dancing cartoon characters. Companies that specialized in web design were started, and existing companies that specialized on everything from marketing research to annual report design started augmenting their services with web design and development. "Old economy" businesses were infiltrated by "rogue" intranet sites or supplemented with extranets to assist with partner relations. The Internet was becoming so big that it wasn't just part of business--it was its own industry.

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Music Degree

tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant and leading note

MUSIC THEORY TRAINING

TERMINOLOGIES
Chord: A combination of 3 or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together.
Chord Scale: All of the chord combinations that naturally occur in a major key. For instance, in C Major, the chord scale for worship music is C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, G/B,
back to C. These are numbered 1, 2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m, 5 over 7 and back to 1.
Chromatic: Moving up or down in half steps.
Diatonic: The chords belonging to the key such as C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim.
Enharmonic: Two identical notes with different names, such as F#/Gb, D#/Eb, etc.
Function: Describes how a chord works in a progression. For example a 5/7 chord
(G/B) in the key of C functions as the vii (“7”) chord, which is normally diminished.
Half Step: The closest note above or below any given note.
Inversion: An alternate way to spell a chord in which the third or fifth is the bass note.
For example C/E (“C over E”) is the first inversion of the chord as the third is in the
bass. A C/G chord is the second inversion of the chord as the fifth is in the bass.
Key or Tone Center: The home notes and chords that belong together. For example,
in the key or tone center called “C Major”, the notes that belong are C-D-E-F-G-A-B.
The chords that belong are the chords of the chord scale, which are C, Dm, Em, F, G,
Am, G/B (“G Over B”) and back to C.
Key Signature: The number of sharps or flats indicated in written music notation.
Notes or Notes in the Scale: Musical pitches belonging in the key. Numbers are used
to refer to the notes in a scale such as C Major C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C is called 1 (also called
“root”)-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (same as 1).
Number System or Nashville Number System: A way to express notes (such as Mary Had a Little Lamb as 3-2-1-2-3-3-3) or
chords in any key
(Happy Birthday to You
Chords are I – 5 – 5 – I – I – 4 – 5 – I) that has become standard practice for musicians
around the world. Chords in C Major would be numbered I=C Major, 2m (Two
minor)=Dm, 3m (Three minor)=Em, 4=F Major, 5=G Major, 6m (Six minor) =Am,
7diminished gets changed to 5/7 (Five over 7)=G/B (G over B) and back to I.
Roman Numeral System: Prior to Nashville Number System, chords used to be
expressed as upper (Major/Augmented) and lower case (Minor/Diminished) Roman
numerals such as I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii° and back to I. For whatever reason, the only
Roman numeral still used is the I for the “1” chord (the root).
Root: The chord from which a chord is built. Also the lowest note in a triad or chord. (In
a C Major chord, C is the root.)
Scale: A group of notes played in sequence. A C Maj. Scale of C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C.
Spelling: To construct a chord by putting different notes together. C Major is spelled
C-E-G. C Major7 is spelled C-E-G-B.
Tone, Interval and Triad/Chord
Triad: A chord with three notes. Triads are either Major (Root-3-5), Minor (Root-b3-5),
Diminished (Root-b3-b5) or Augmented (Root-3-#5).
Whole Step: A series of two half-steps up or down. (C to D) or (C to Bb)

CHAPTERS
Half steps
Constructing a Scale
Inversions


Half step - The closest note above or below any given note.
Example key C
same as:
C#
Db
D
D#
Eb
E
F
F#
Gb
G
G#
Ab
A
A#
Bb
B
Enharmonic: Two identical notes with different names, such as F#/Gb,
D#/Eb, etc.

Chromatic: Moving up by half steps

Whole Step: Two Half-Steps
 
Practice what you just learned about half steps and whole steps. (Answers the following).
1. The closest note above or below any given note is a ___________.
2. A half step above G is ____. 3. A half step below C is ____.
4. A half step above D is ____. 5. A half step below F is ____.
6. A half step above Ab is ____. 7. A half step below B is ____.
8. A half step above C# is ____. 9. A half step below Db is ____.
**Remember a whole step is two 1⁄2 steps

10. A whole step above G is ____. 11. A whole step below C is ____.
12. A whole step above D is ____. 13. A whole step below F is ____.
14. A whole step above Ab is ____. 15. A whole step below B is ____.
16. A whole step above C# is ____. 17. A whole step below Db is ____.
18.A whole step above Gb is ____. 19. A whole step below Eb is ____.
20. (True or False) Some notes have two names, but sound the same.
21. (True or False) Numbers are used to describe individual notes,
like the melody of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
22. (True or False) Numbers are not used to describe chord
progressions.





Answers
Half-Step
G# or Ab
B
D# or Eb
E
A
A# or Bb
D
C
A
Bb
E
Eb
Bb
A
D#
Cb or B
Ab
Db
True
Here is the formula for creating a Major Scale :
T, T, 1/2T, T, T, T, 1/2T
Example C Major
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C









THANK YOU EVERYONE.

A Letter To My future Wife

To my future wife,
I found myself thinking about
you today. Wondering where you
are, what you’re thinking and
doing. It hurts a little not to be
with you, but I can live with that
for now, knowing that we’ll
spend the rest of our lives
together. I’m writing this letter to
help you understand what I’ve
been thinking about and why. I
probably don’t know all the right
things to say, but my feelings and
words are from the heart.
Actually I find myself thinking
about you more and more. The
very idea of you provides a much
needed break from the pressures
of dating, relationships and life.
In the midst of it all – the thought
of you calms and refreshes me –
makes me smile, in spite of my
situation and surroundings.
I know it sounds crazy, but I
picture you – your smile, the way
you pull your hair behind your
ear, your wonderful laugh, even
when my jokes aren’t funny. I
can’t help but wonder what our
children will look like.
I’ve gone out with other girls, but
something always seems to be
missing. I go out and have fun
but the idea of you and our
future together is always in my
thoughts. It keeps me focused
and on track, aware of who I am
and what’s important.
And loving you, without ever
having met you, makes me want
to be deserving of your love. So I
wait for you – in mind, body, and
soul.
I don’t usually talk or write like
this, but my mind and heart are
racing with anticipation. Because
I love you, because I know you’re
out there. Because the very
thought of you makes my pulse
race, my palms sweat, my
stomach flip like I’m on a roller
coaster. And what better way to
show that I’ve always loved you
than to save myself for you –
completely. And I hope that
you’re doing the same.
I know waiting isn’t easy. We’re
taught to expect instant
gratification. We’re told we
shouldn’t have to wait – for
anything. Too often we act on
feelings or impulses, sacrificing
the future by buying into the lie
that sex equals love, leaving little
room for commitment or
marriage. But that’s not love and
that’s not why I’m thinking about
and waiting for you.
I’m waiting for you because I
love you unconditionally. And I
need you to know that what
matters to me is not where
you’ve been or what you’ve done,
but where you’re going. Maybe
you didn’t know I existed. Or you
thought that we’d found each
other, only to realize later that
what you discovered wasn’t true
love. Real love is so different from
infatuation or simple pleasure. It
isn’t abusive or selfish or purely
physical. Real love involves
mutual respect, affection, trust,
equality, and a shared spirituality.
Real love doesn’t revolve around
sex! Real love grows into a
relationship where intimate
intimacy will only serve to
express that love – marriage.
I talked with a friend the other
day about chastity – modesty and
purity in our thoughts, words,
the way we dress and act – how
it’s a building block for a perfect
love that casts out all fear. And
sex before marriage brings many
fears – pregnancy, STDs, the
emotional scars associated with
broken relationships. So, in the
search for perfect love, it only
makes sense to practice chastity
and wait until you’re married to
give yourself to the person you
love. And --- OUR marriage will
bring with it the promise of
forever. We will give ourselves to
one another completely, become
best friends – soul mates. So
even though we may be apart
right now, by living chastely for
each other in the present we can
build our future together.
Have you ever been in the middle
of doing something when you
stop to think, “This would be
perfect if….?” Those words come
to mind often – for example, on a
Fall day, with leaves covering the
ground and crisp, cool breezes
blowing, and I think, “This would
be perfect if…. She were here.”
The thought that someday you
will be here comforts me.
And… I want that same thought
to comfort you. Whether you
realize it or not, I’ve been there in
your thoughts, that shiver or the
goose bumps you get every once
in a while – in the long daydream
or a lingering glance. You don’t
have to wonder anymore,
because I’m real, I love you and I
am waiting for you – in every
way. And now that you know I’m
here, I hope you’ll do the same.
Whenever you feel scared,
unsure, or pressured to give a
part of yourself away, read this
letter. Think about us and how
perfect it will be when we are
together.
You may have been waiting and
looking for me all the while. You
may be starting today. Either
way, we’ll know when we’ve
found each other; we’ll be
together for the rest of our lives
and the wait will have been
worthwhile.
All My Love,
Your Future Husband

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