Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Make sure you know the audition requirements. Be sure to have a copy (or two) of the prepared piece(s). If the prepared piece is a bit over your head, by all means, ask for help! Memorize Practice sight-reading. Take your instrument to the repair shop for a COA (Cleaning, Oiling, Adjusting), and have any known problems fixed.

Answer: In most cases, you'll receive a piece of paper explaining the requirements for each instrument, including prepared exercises, scales, and sight-reading. Your director may give you one, but if your music is found in a file on the internet or a method book, make sure to get hold of it as soon as possible. A friend, older band member, band director, or other musical acquaintance will likely be willing to help you out. (as this will likely be required) all the required scales as many octaves as possible. This includes the chromatic scale, which will likely be a requirement as well. In many auditions, points are given for octaves - three octaves, for instance, will obviously be worth more than two (however, you may only get all of the points if you do well on every octave). You need all the points you can get, so if you can play a second or third octave, do so. However, keep in mind that you will most likely have a time limit to play the scales, so don't add too many extra octaves, and it's better to play "easy" octaves well than to try to max yourself out and play sloppily (which means you'll lose more points than you might have gained for the extra octaves). You can't practice the sight-reading piece ahead of time, obviously, but if sight-reading is difficult for you, practice will help keep you from being caught off guard. You want to have your instrument sounding its best.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find out what it is that you want. Think S.M.A.R.T. Try your best to achieve what you want. Don't cheat.

Answer: This could be anything. Whether you wish to get a job, find love or friendship, make the trip of your life or simply buy a new camera, you need to make sure you know exactly what you want and why you want it. Although it may sound easy, this is in in fact the most difficult task. You may not be clear about your goals or conflicted between two options. Be honest with yourself and find out what you really enjoy or can help you become the person you want to be. If you're undecided between several options, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each and make a decision based on it. You can write down a list of pros and cons to help you through the process. Focus on the reasons behind your wish, consider possible alternatives, compare them and see whether your original wish is the one that best responds to your larger goal. For example, if you want to get a special camera in order to become a professional photographer, consider other cameras in the same range and check whether the one you originally wanted is still the best option to help you achieve your larger goal: becoming a professional photographer. This is a common strategy in project management, but it also works effectively in personal development. It will allow you to stay grounded, think in practical terms and steer clear of wishful thinking. S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym of five basic criteria that can help you set clear goals. What you want should be: Specific. Don't be generic about your goals. Ask yourself what you really want, why you want it, who can help you get it and in which way. Measurable. Sticking to quantifiable goals can also help you be specific and grounded. For example, if you want a car, find out its price, make an estimate of how much it will take for you to have that amount of money, think of where you'll store it. Achievable. Be realistic about your goals. If you want to become a millionaire or marry a princess, the odds could be against you. Stick to goals that you know are within your reach. Relevant. Ask yourself whether what you want can make a difference to other people besides you. If your achievement is also in their best interest, they'll help you get it. Time-bound. Make an estimate of how long it can take for you to reach your goal and set smaller goals on your path. For example, if you want to become an actor, you can give yourself two years to get an audition, three years to have a speaking role and five years to achieve the final goal before moving on to something else. Consider all possible ways to achieve your goal, choose the one that works best for you and pursue it. Remember there are many ways to get to the same place: what worked for others might not work for you and vice versa. For example, if you want to become a journalist, find out which schools can prepare you for the job and make an objective cost-benefit analysis. Consider doing part-time jobs and volunteer work that can help you get further experience in the field. Meet with people who work in the sector and ask for their advice. Impatience could lead you to think that the reason why you're not getting something is that you're not slick enough. However, keep in mind that honesty ultimately pays off. Frauds might get what they want faster, but they might also lose it overnight. For example, you might get the date of your life by overstating your skills and achievements or pretending to be someone else. If you keep dating this person, though, it will take them little time to know you as you really are.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Watch a video listing all the states on a map. Test yourself on a blank map. Use an online quiz. Invent "links" between states when you're having trouble. Focus on a specific section of the map.

Answer: Try out this video for a short song version. If you like learning through pictures or stories as well as song, watch this video instead. Find a map of the United States that has the borders of the states drawn in, but not the names. Print out several copies from an online map if you don't have a paper handout. Try to write all the state names in order of their location on the map, or using the order you learned from a video or your teacher. Check how many you got right using an atlas or an online picture. Cross out the names you got wrong, and write in the correct ones. An online quiz can be great for helping you remember the position of each state separately, without having to repeat a long list every time. Try this quiz, which lets you choose the difficulty ("study", "test", or "strict test"). Read the question, then click on the part of the picture where you think that state is. If you keep forgetting the name of a state, try linking it to a state you do remember next to it. The more creative and ridiculous the "link" you invent, the more likely you are to remember it.For example: Think of "Washing dishes with oregano" to remember that Washington is next to Oregon. Repeat "The O.K. Llama pokes the textbook" to remember that Oklahoma looks like a finger jutting out to poke Texas. If there are groups of states you keep having trouble with, ignore the parts of the map you already know. Print out several copies of the blank map, and try to label only that difficult section of the map. Keep checking and correcting yourself, and repeat the task until you've got it. Do this for every difficult section, practice with the whole map a few more times, and you can get a great score on your geography test.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Connect your iPod to your computer using its USB cable. Click your iPod's button at the top of the window. Click the "Music" tab in the left sidebar. Select "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres". Check the box next to the album you just copied from CD. Click the .

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You should see it appear in iTunes. This will open the Summary screen for your iPod. This will open your Music sync settings. Make sure that everything else you want on your iPod is checked as well, as only the checked content will be copied to the iPod and everything else will be removed. Sync to copy the album to your iPod Touch.