Are you in the endgame of your chess game? Are you chasing that king around with a couple rooks and your king? Just can't get a checkmate? Well, use this basic checkmate pattern to end the game quick.
Charles Sedlak shows you how to master the 12-bar blues and a moveable 12-bar pattern. We will begin in the key of G. Pay attention and you'll never need another lesson, ever again (just kidding, you'll need more, much, much more).
Charles Sedlak shows you one of the most fun strumming techniques in Flamenco - the Rumba. You won't be able to stop playing this Spanish style music. It's so addicting, like crack, but how would I know.
Do you want to learn to play drums for the very first time? Watch Mike Michalkow's step-by-step training video to get started. It will guide you through four simple patterns that form a basic rock drum beat.
Is your French up to par with Parisians? Can your Aussie tongue mingle with the local Australian natives? What about your old-style New York accent? If you're in need of improving your accents in different languages, then Amy Walker can help you out.
In this tutorial, we learn how to identify common knitting abbreviations. A yfwd is also known as a yarn forward. An sl 1 is also known as a slip 1 and a k1 is also known as a knit 1. A psso is a pass slipped stitch over and a k2tog is known as a knit 2 together. These are common abbreviations in knitting patterns, when you learn these you will be able to knit more quickly when you are reading a pattern that is written on text. After this, you can make any creation you want and read the direc...
You could go out and buy a bike, but what fun would that be? Make your own! One main step in making a bike is lacing your wheel. In this great two-part video you will learn how to lace the drive side and non drive side spokes on a rear 32 wheel with the right patterns. Mike goes into great detail on which holes to lace first and what patterns work the best.
Put down that cigarette and save yourself your money (and even your life) with The Swish Pattern method! This can even be adapted to learn how to quit any of those bad habits like biting your nails or even be used to shed a few pounds. You first visualize yourself and what you do when before you indulge in your bad habit (called the queue image). Then you think about yourself free of that habit and how you wish you could be. Now when you get the urge to smoke/eat/etc... Make the ideal image "...
In this three-part tutorial series from the Scrollsaw Workshop, Steve Good will show you how to cut a floral clock pattern using a scrollsaw. As always, the pattern is available, free of charge, through Steve's blog, scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com. Take a look!
Polyrhythm is the simultaneous sounding of two or more independent rhythms. A common example of a polyrhythm is 3 notes against 2, with the 3 beat pattern being faster than the 2 beat pattern, so that they both take the same amount of time. This how to video teaches the polyrhythmic structures of 2 against 3 and 3 against 4. This is a technique for the advanced musician and pianist. Watch this how to video and you will finally figure out the mystery behind playing polyrhythms.
This how to video tutorial will show you how to combine knit and purl stitches to make patterns, such as the Stockinette stitch. It is created assuming you already know the basics of knitting. Follow along and see how easy it is to actually do! Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! By combining the knit and purl stitches, you can create a wide variety of patterns.
Effect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze! Start out with four quarters set up in a diamond pattern.
A quillow is a blanket that, when folded, can serve double duty as a pillow. You will need fabric for the front and back as well as some batting and regualr sewing notions. This is a great Christmas or holiday gift even a beginner can make!
Most of us have family who live far away in different states or even different countries. While we'd love to have all our family with us on Christmas, it's much more likely that we'll be giving them a call on Christmas and mailing them some gifts.
This is all about how to make a corset. First you're shown how to trace the pattern onto your chosen material, and then you're shown each step along the way to make a sexy and well fitting corset or waist cincher.
This tutorial shows you how to make a Renaissance or medieval costume blouse. You will need a sewing machine and about a yard and a half of fabric. You don't need a pattern, just one of your own shirts to use as a fitting guide.
Make a basic tri-fold wallet out of duct tape, but add two extra flaps that let it fold out into a cube. And each cube face has the square box pattern associated with Rubik's Cubes, so it looks like an actual toy when you unfold it. You can make the whole thing just using a few different colors of duct tape.
Maximize the display capabilities of your LCD computer monitor! Set up your contrast just how you want it by using test patterns, adjust the backlight, adjust the color display for over- or under- saturated colors, and then play with your monitor presets.
More duct tape fashion accessories! This tutorial shows you how to make a tote bag or a beach bag out of silver duct tape. You don't need a pattern or base, just grab a roll of duct tape and follow along!
In this video tutorial you'll learn how to play the Three Dog Night version of Hoyt Axton's "Joy to the World" on the ukulele. This video lesson covers both the song's chords changes and various strumming patterns. For more information, and to get started playing Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World" on your own ukulele, watch this helpful video guide.
If you're a beginner piano student looking to improve in both music theory and practical piano playing skills, then this tutorial on how to play tetrachords is perfect for advancing your skills beyond playing single finger melodies.
When you've mastered the single crochet and have gotten a hang of the double crochet, it's time to really step up your knitting game and start the triple crochet, a more difficult but rewarding type of stitch that creates a very tightly woven fabric.
Single crochet stitches sound easy, but when many are knitted together into a pattern you get a very thick and heat-resistant surface. That's the idea behind this simple beginner-level crochet project for crafting a granny-style potholder out of a single crochet stitch.
In this clip from Sean Devlin's "Full Disclojure" series of Clojure video tutorials, you'll see how to relate Java's inversion of control pattern to first class functions.. One of the most obvious perks of using the Clojure is the user community organized around it, which make learning the language a pleasure (and a simple one at that). For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Learn how to play Coldplay's "Clocks" on guitar with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Coldplay song on your own electric guitar, watch this tutorial.
Learn how to play Paramore's "Only Exception" on acoustic guitar with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Paramore song on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
Learn how to play Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" on acoustic guitar with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular early Rod Stewart song on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
Learn how to play Neil Young's "Dead Man" with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and strumming patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Neil Young tune on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
Get started in the world of crochet? Get educated about the triple treble stitch with help from this video! This stitch is very very high if you crochet it in thick wool... It's best to be used with fine cotton.
The great thing about a double lattice stitch is that it looks a hell of a lot more complicated than it actually is. With small, lace-like holes and intricate designs, it's great for lightweight scarves and also fuzzy table runners.
Getting started in the world of sewing & embroidery? The chain stitch is a popular stitch in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern. Get started doing the chain stitch with help from this great tutorial provided by Stampin Mama.
In this arts & crafts tutorial, learn how to make a beautiful rose embellishment out of a piece of 6x6 pattern paper and Glimmer mists to give it a pearlescent sheen. This is a fun technique and great to apply to all your craft projects including cards, scrapbook layouts or home decor projects.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 44th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the SKEW function to calculate the skew in a distribution of data.
f you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 37th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the PERCENTILE and QUARTILE functions.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 47th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn about the basics of the empirical rule (the bell curve) and how to apply it in various ways.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 89th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the NORMSINV function for critical values and the NORSDIST function for p-values.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 91st installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use TINV and TDIST functions to find critical values given an unknown sigma value.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 80th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to construct confidence intervals when the sigma is known known using the CONFIDENCE and NORMSINV functions.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 21st installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to build labels and counting formulas for a frequency distribution.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 87th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use NORMSINV to test a hypothesis with population standard deviation (sigma) known and proportions.
