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Does this manual stimulation technique shown by a neatly-dressed guy work as advertised?

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:17:04 -0800

[Very, very NSFW] Does this manual stimulation technique for women actually work, or is it just a gimmick with this particular woman? Have a look at this video (again, NSFW, Redtube video that depicts a guy manually stimulating a woman). Has anyone tried this and found that it's substantially different from more, uh, straightforward fingering? Don't have anyone to try this, but I'm curious!

Help my fingers get this right

knz — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:31:56 -0800

PianoFilter: can you help place my fingers for this score? I am trying to learn a piano adaptation of a classical piece on my own. I can memorize the score all right and figure most of the fingering myself, but there are 4 measures in the entire piece which my fingers can't seem to manage no matter which combination I try: 2nd half of 21, 22, 2nd half of 23, and 24. I have uploaded a copy of the offending measures here.

What fingering would you suggest for these 4 measures? Or maybe point me to some online resources to help me figure this on my own?

(Note I have no musical education whatsoever, so please use non-technical terms)

Thanks!

How do I learn piano fingering?

jobby — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:20:21 -0800

I've been trying Pro Keyboard mode in Rock Band 3 and I'm really enjoying it, however I have no idea whether I'm putting the right fingers on the right keys! The training modes explain it a little but there's no guidance in the actual songs. Is there an online resource or book that will teach me the basics of this?

Name that chord!

sergeant sandwich — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:16:51 -0800

What is the guitar chord being played by Nancy Wilson at 0:44-0:47 in this Heart video? I cant for the life of me figure out what the hell that is or which fingers are on what frets; doesn't look like any of the moveable barre shapes or open chords I know. But I'm absolutely sure I've seen that (or similar) before on other videos, and I'm thinking it must be something fairly common. Anyone care to clue me in?

Saxophone 101/411

snsranch — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:24:38 -0800

My Sis gave me her sax a while back and I have a few hours to fool with it. That leads me to 3 questions. 1. Does the reed go on my upper or lower lip?

2. What is the easiest note or finger configuration to start with? (I know I should do some research and actually learn something, but sadly don't have time.) I just want to have some fun for now.

3. Is it possible to mute this with a rag or some household object?

Thanks in advance. Any advice on the super-basics is appreciated. Sorry if this is stupid, but I have a feeling someone might be able to give me a little jump start with this.