PippiParnasse
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FYI royalties are owed on cover songs as well. Because when we're talking about rights to a song, there are actually 2 different products: the recording of the song, and the songwriting. (You can think of this as sheet music, like you would play on piano or guitar, but even if there is no sheet music published the person who wrote the song still owns it.) So if you are a band and you play a cover song, even if you're indie and don't care if people broadcast your recording for free, you still have to play the songwriter for that.
For example, if Neil Diamond wrote a song, and Metallica covered it (haha I know), and local indie band was like "We're gonna cover this awesome Metallica song," they would still owe money to Neil Diamond, not Metallica.
That was a long explanation to say that publishing cover songs without paying is still stealing from the songwriter.
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Don't worry, there's totally a way around this! Here's a great little hack I learned from some friends in the biz. All you have to do is write a really great song, arrange all the instrumental parts yourself (if you want to be sure you don't have to share songwriting credit), hire professional musicians to rehearse it, find and pay for a recording studio, a producer, and sound engineers–if you're only recording one song you should only need them for a few days–hopefully you can do the recording itself in a day but it might take more depending on how well-rehearsed everyone is and how many overdubs you want to record (and don't forget you're still paying the musicians through all of this), then hire an engineer to master the recording. It'll cost you a few grand, but that's way less than the original musicians had to pay (in the form of recouping their expenses to their label) to create the recording you're using now. Of course, they'll never be able to pay that money back anyways since people keep publishing their music without paying for it (as opposed to stealing it, which is obviously different), so who's keeping track?
Sorry for the sarcasm, as an ex-musician I couldn't help myself. 😉 I do understand your frustration though, it is aggravating when they keep changing the licensing contracts around so we don't know what to expect. What's fine one day can get taken down the next if they renegotiate, and it's hard to navigate without a degree in intellectual property law (which I totally don't have–just an artist who's gotten burned by the devaluation of music).
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The first one no. The 10th one after that yes. That's the point. 🙂
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I'm @PippiPole (same username on Twitter), though I don't use Instagram a ton yet.
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All the ankle weights I've ever bought have been adjustable. They usually have 5 little pockets, and each pocket has a 1-pound weight in it, so you each side can range from 1-5 pounds. I think I've seen the same thing in 2-pound increments (up to 10 lbs each side), but 5 should be enough for most people.
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Does your studio have open pole or other supervised time when students are allowed to jam out? Tell them to save it for then!
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You’re saying 7 weeks of training could be a waste of time and effort, but if you truly love to pole than it’s not wasted at all, it’s fun and rewarding! The journey, not the destination, you know?
As for worrying that you’ll “fail,” what does failing or succeeding mean to you? In my opinion, no one should be going into their first competition expecting to win. You might even say no one should be going into any competition expecting to win, even if it’s their 1000th. Dreaming big is good but, sorry to sound like our moms, “it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game!”
If you think you’ll enjoy the process of training and performing in a competition environment, that’s what should inform your decision. 🙂
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Elektra that’s exactly what I do! Of course I’m not bendy AT ALL so I have no hopes of actually bridging it but I like the hip flexor stretch. 🙂
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I'm hesitant to talk about my fave shoulder exercises if your range of motion is still so limited. When I had shoulder surgery, one of the first exercises my physical therapist had me to was to walk my fingers all the way up the wall and all the way back down. It's a good way to work on range of motion with active muscles yet supported at the same time. It's not the kind of exercise that makes you break a sweat, but at this point you want your range of motion back GENTLY and your muscles engaged to get you there.
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5 days in a row isn't unreasonable, but if you're working the same muscles/feeling your muscle soreness compound, you need a day off at least.
I haven't blogged in awhile but I dug up this post on overtraining I wrote awhile back. It's more about training at home than taking a ton of classes, but the principles are the same.
Happy training 🙂
http://acrobaticpole.blogspot.com/2012/01/are-you-overtraining.html
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Start by picking a piece you love love love love love. If it makes you need to dance, you will dance. Go for that connection instead of trying to mimic every musical or lyrical detail.
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Welcome! I live on the North Shore too. I work in Ipswich which is very close to Amesbury, so we'll have to have a power lunch sometime!
I agree with Elektra, North Shore Pole Fitness is the only place accessible if you're that far North. I drop by there occasionally and love it. Here's from my first time: http://acrobaticpole.blogspot.com/2012/11/studio-review-north-shore-pole-fitness.html
Look forward to meeting you!
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I think I can help, I live in a really touristy area (Salem MA = witch city). I’ll pm you.
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I only use it for “emergencies,” like it you’re going to be performing a dangerous move and worried about a specific body grip (like back of the knee). It’s fine for brass. But I’ve never put it directly on the pole. And it is too grippy for general use. There are subtle ways your body slides around the pole that you aren’t even aware of til it can’t.
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I had one for awhile. I think I got it doing back bridges. I smashed mine and it hasn’t come back, and that was years ago.