tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:59:12 +0000healthsurvey saidinternet buzzjust for funaround our houseall about queenie pootravelvacationFitnessfamilyBallettech stuffgood findsballet acts manilaballet sta. rosainternetkidspeakweight lossACTS ManilaBallet discipline and trainingballet binanballet lagunaballet san pedrohome lifephotographyChildrenMusicPhilippine electionballet binan lagunaballet sta. rosa lagunabloopiesclimate changetagsteaching kidsChristmasHow to fastPoliticsTeaching balletaccountingblog redesigncomputersdanceelection 2010gaming consolesh1n1house designinsurancemoney mattersrenewable energyrestsustainabilityteachingwellness"L" letterpressAllergyBerklee BostonCarCharacterChoreographyChristmas ShoppingCollegeCostume DesignDivisoriaDrumsExperienceFailureField workFilipinoFoodGiftsHairstyleHoliday fitnessHow to prevent spread of H1N1How to watch a solar eclipseHowto vote wiselyInfluenze A(H1N1LTO Quezon City.Manila Ocean ParkMediaMemoriesMistakesOutdoorPVZPhilippine election 2010Plants vs ZombiesPlumbingProgressive Supranuclear PalsySan Antonio de Padua Parish Binan LagunaSarah PalinSolar EclipseTeensTutubanValentines dayWomenaccidentamerican idol 8automated electionsballet calambaballet laguna belairballet recitalballet retrainingbathroombloggingbookwormboracaybrother eddie for presidentbusinessbuy.comcellphoneschild trainingcoffee breakconsumptioncreativitydeadlinesdebtdietdigi freebiesdigiscrap baby elementsdigital memoriesdomestic workexerciseextreme makeover home editionfastfoodfastingfranchisefree kettlebellsglasses buy onlinegood newsgoogle chrome for machghhotelshouse huntinghow to loose weighthow to votehow to vote wiselyidol season 8individualityinvitationsiphonejewel in the palacekris allenlifelife callmadagascar 2memesmixed martial artsnationalismolympics 2008online educationopinionpacquiao-hatton matchparkinson's diseaseperseverancephilippine national red cross twitterphoto printingpinoy paypalpublic healthpurposequickutzqwest high speed internetre-directionreal estatereanergyrenewscrapbookingself-esteemshutterflysimulationspiritual practicessta.rosasummer activitiessurvivorsurvivor philippinesswine fluteaching onlinetyphoon ondoyvocationvote wiselywatchesgetting down to what matters mosthttp://teys.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tes Tirol)Blogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-6184173935434434201Sat, 09 Nov 2013 18:47:00 +00002014-07-12T11:42:48.495+08:00 Rean here, The sound of woodwinds depends significantly on the reeds you use.  The workmanship as well as sensitivity to the environment affects the quality of the music that comes out from your saxophone.  It is important that reeds are chosen and stored well.  A good piece to use would be rico plasticover reeds tenor sax at m123.  Being plastic cover, these reeds are http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/11/reeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-6373915673261051752Sat, 09 Nov 2013 18:30:00 +00002014-09-28T22:30:29.766+08:00ACTS Manilaballet acts manilaballet binanballet binan lagunaballet lagunaballet laguna belairballet recitalballet sta. rosaballet sta. rosa laguna Rean here... Recital season is fast approaching.  For our 2014 show,  Acts Manila affiliate schools are having "Once Upon an Ever After" as theme.  It's all about fairy tales and stories this round.  Already started work on my Lord of the Rings Concept revolving around the interesting character of Galadriel.  Instead of the having purely a Celtic-Nordic mythology base http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/11/once-upon-ever-after-april-24-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-7440515615127941761Thu, 29 Aug 2013 05:20:00 +00002014-09-28T22:35:28.991+08:00 Everything that could be said has probably been said. Disgust. Shock. Pity. If shock was the intent then it was a success. Jimi Hendrix touting his guitar on a hendrix fuzz face mini would be put to shame with the kind of display that went on. Where's the great music? or the awesome lyrics? Have we gone so low as to give awards to the most shocking video performances rather than celebrating http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/08/post-vma-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tes Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-1467050398853736291Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:15:00 +00002014-09-28T22:39:37.472+08:00 After a week of rains, it's still not over. There's still more. :( Many friends of ours have lost a lot of stuff due to the floods and the rains - ruined cars, laptops, appliances, some newly renovated homes (probably with custom flooring or custom floor mats) all submerged in the floods. A sad state indeed. And it gets worse every year. Gone are the days when the sound of the rain was soothing http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/08/here-comes-rain-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tes Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-8595124814849543630Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:09:00 +00002013-08-25T23:09:28.139+08:00 Interesting... http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-voice-of-philippines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tes Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-1037398772247614680Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:01:00 +00002013-08-25T23:01:22.947+08:00 Had an opportunity to hear my good friend's son play the drums during Sunday's worship a few weeks ago. It was amazing to hear him play as he hit those drums and made them sing as if they had a voice. Never mind if it overpowered the singers at that time – sort of like an art preamp moment right there. It was so good I couldn't help but smile. Hope he plays more often in our church. http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-beat-of-different-drummer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tes Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-3631743721199840621Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:18:00 +00002014-10-04T19:13:59.878+08:00 Rean here... When your talking about music, today's contemporary tunes a heavily dependent on percussion.  Most often that not, you hear a song with heavy drum or percussions.  If you're a musician playing for a wedding or a birthday, you would not always find a drum set.  So how do you go about playing a popular beat? You don't need to use the beat on your keyboard, you can http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/06/music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-8690259842399235636Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:22:00 +00002013-06-07T10:23:52.810+08:00 Rean here... A friend of ours got married a last February.  A couple of days ago we learned that she is pregnant.  Upon getting the result of their pregnancy test, the couple was a bit skeptical.  This prompted them to get another test that later confirmed they were in the family way.  We are so happy for them as the lady is already in her 40's.  We continue to pray forhttp://teys.blogspot.com/2013/06/rean-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-7574634533701163856Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:26:00 +00002014-09-28T22:40:03.235+08:00 Recently my son had me listen to a rock version of The Phantom of the Opera. Until a few months ago, I didn't realize the virtuosity needed to be a great rock musician. It's not just about checking out PRS Guitars at guitar center but its about hours spent mastering how your fingers attack the fret board. While I'll probably still go for Classical music, I now have a high respect for http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/04/rock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-6441096572060318703Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:08:00 +00002013-01-28T01:08:37.470+08:00 Rean here... Today we drove off to Alfonso, Cavite to have a wonderful lunch at Sonya's garden.  While the food was superb, it was the trip back that was horrendous.  It took us more that two hours to get back to Sta. Rosa, a trip that would normally take 45mins to 1hr.  At one point, a car broke down loaded with a family from a weekend road trip.  Seeing those kids makes http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/01/road-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-8909097212799383221Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:35:00 +00002014-10-04T19:17:37.330+08:00 Rean here... I'm now working on choreography for the next Acts Manila recital.  This time, I'm thinking of original musical compositions of my son, Kairos.  The challenge is how to record and edit his music effectively.    Will Garage band be the right tool or should I get Avid Pro Tools at Musicians Friend?  I guess I'll find out in the next few days. http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/01/music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-3913020568018482770Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:44:00 +00002013-01-12T21:44:26.463+08:00 Rean here... A student of mine had recently dislocated her shoulder while doing an exercise.  I did some touch therapy to try to relieve the pain but wasn't able to restore mobility.  Didn't have the chance to go to medical equipment suppliers for a sling so I had to use a scarf to immobilize her arm.  She later had her arm manipulated to reset it but it wasn't successful.  http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/01/shoulder-dislocation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-5911063842065250170Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:26:00 +00002013-01-06T16:26:53.368+08:00 It's the new year and like most people, I am optimistic with what the next 12 months will bring.  This is the first time in 2013 that I get to work with my computer so you can imagine the tons of work lined up.     Hmm..I would probably install multiple monitor mounts to improve on my multitasking skills this year. Anyway...Happy new year everyone! http://teys.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-337480582504030538Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:11:00 +00002013-12-13T01:19:22.261+08:00 It's the end of the year and recital season is around the corner.  I'm already starting to conceptualize my choreograpies.  The theme is quite challenging. Our task is to interpret scriptures in to balletic movement.  Considering that this is concept rather than music driven, I expect a lot of music editing using pro tools 10 and other similar software.  This is beginning to http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/12/choreography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-5735956759747795444Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:05:00 +00002013-01-21T14:07:23.569+08:00 As a ballet teacher, I do have student who are on the plump side.  Ballet students come for a lot of reasons. For some of them, it's because of a parent who want's their child to have a more fit lifestyle.  The dance world can be tough towards plus size dancers but one will have to ask the question: is dance really intended to be the sole domain of fairy like bodies? If we were to http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/12/body-and-dance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-5339433554402641273Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:49:00 +00002012-12-14T03:56:23.153+08:00 For the last few years, I've always preferred tea over coffee.  I would always shun the bean drink making no distinction between black and mild.  It gave me a sense of nausea whenever the scent got to me. I first noticed this condition when I travelled to Costa Rica in 2000.  I guess all the smelling I did to choose coffee gift packs must have left a bit of trauma to my http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/12/on-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-5462510825651770359Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:07:00 +00002012-10-22T00:07:48.902+08:00 Congratulations to all Acts Manila entries to the Philippine Dance Cup.  You did well to honor our God and Father. Mabuhay! http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/10/congratulations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-1893762170032910971Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:06:00 +00002012-10-22T00:13:41.655+08:00 Rean here... Yesterday girls from Acts School for the Performing Arts bagged 2nd place in the recently concluded Philippine Dance Cup 9-12 years old Classical Ballet division.  The girls performed a choreography on chairs.  They didn't need to buy church seating chairs at chairs4worship.  They used ordinary monobloc chairs to stand on and do their penchees.  The girls did http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/10/dance-cup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-4576975360752021553Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:07:00 +00002012-09-16T02:09:12.353+08:00 Rean here... Recently noticed that our front yard has always been flooded because of the regular rains as well as the overflow of our washing machine.  This makes me want to think of putting stone garden benches should we decide to have outdoor seating.  Of course there's also the option of putting gravel over the bald portions of the yard to prevent mud.   I guess we have to http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/09/yard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-847071678869318418Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:00:00 +00002014-09-28T22:45:13.441+08:00 Rean here... I recently was in an event were instructors and teachers of different after school activities presented the benefits of their programmes.  There was a guy making a pitch for his art classes.  Another guy started playing his violin and his guitar ( don't know if he used Dean Markley).  There were the Karate Senseis teaching the kids how to kick and punch.  Just http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/09/responsibility.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-3360263426397195185Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:22:00 +00002012-08-23T13:22:10.866+08:00 Rean here... Monday and Tuesday were both holidays. Monday was the muslim feast Eid Al Fitr while Tuesday was Ninoy Aquino day.  Tes and I didn't feel it that much as we had a lot of writing to catch up to.  Most of the country was pre-occupied with the developments on the crash and death of Interior and Local Government Secretary, Jesse Robredo a highly respected public servant of http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/08/holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-7644714278836722497Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:13:00 +00002012-08-23T13:13:59.270+08:00 Rean here... Our family has a beautiful home in Davao.  It was built on top of a hill back in the late 60's.  It's geography continues to be a challenge, forcing us to rely on a deep well water source.  We have a lot of hardwood used as this was build during the logging boom in the Philippines.  Our cabinetry rivals Hickory kitchen cabinets with our access to Philippine http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/08/davao-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-5000522266777547505Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:13:00 +00002012-08-23T12:13:21.944+08:00 Rean here... The past few days, I have been musing about what needs to be done with my family's properties now that my Dad is gone and my Mom is getting old.  My main concern is how to preserve the heritage my parents worked for specifically how to financially sustain that properties they have.  A key concept would be to develop the large pool they build at the bottom of the hill http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/08/pool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-7006037750376773432Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:55:00 +00002012-08-01T11:56:12.524+08:00 So much fun! :)http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/08/bob-ross-happy-little-clouds-remix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tes Tirol)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572674109387969798.post-9126259330645338330Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:51:00 +00002012-07-29T02:51:56.848+08:00 Tomorrow I register my car as I do annually.  If this were done stateside I'd go look equote.com insurance quotes to get the best deal.  Since I'm in the Philippines, I'll have to rely on the vendor who can help me with my registration  to give me the plan. Registration processes can be quite tedious in our part of the world so you just have to go for the most efficient was of http://teys.blogspot.com/2012/07/tomorrow-i-register-my-car-as-i-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rean Tirol)0