5 Graphic Design and Web Design Tips when Working with a Client:  Basic Tenets of Professionalism and Communication   When working in graphic design or web design, it is important to keep to some basic tenets to keep your client happy and your work looking professional. After all, if you do a great job with your client, then they will recommend you to other potential clients. 1. Know what the client wants. This is probably the most difficult part of working with a potential client. Many clients will not know exactly what they want. They will have an idea envisioned in their head, but will be unable to communicate it to you. All they will know is when your graphic design ideas do not correspond to the visual elements in their head. Ask your client simple graphic design questions and have samples of each type, especially if the client is not familiar with graphic design lingo. Ask about fonts, color schemes, formatting, photos, borders, buttons and rollovers, any Flash e...

Introduction to Music History Week 1 Day 1 Syllabus Review Text: Kamien Edition 6 Discussion on Pitch, Sound, Dynamics, and Instrument Families Elements of Music Unit 1 What is pitch? Dynamics discussion Musical Instruments Voices: Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Alto, Contralto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass Composer Eric Whitaker recorded singers in a dozen countries to create this amazing virtual choral work. Listen to the different vocal types. Women sing the higher parts (ex. soprano) while the men sing the lower parts (ex. bass). What did this music make you feel? Musical Instrument Families Brass Woodwinds Percussion Strings Electronic BRASS Strings Percussion Instruments Percussion Instruments can include: xylophones, marimbas, timpani, drums, bells, triangle, gongs, cymbals, congas, djembe, maracas, cowbell, and the kitchen sink. Check out this video from String Madness which has many famous classical music themes like Mozart's Symphony 40, Ode to Joy by Beethoven, the William Tell Ov...