Meeting with Rachael on 2015/07/05
We talked about how Apple music was able to change the music industry.
Pronunciation:
provide: I tend to drop the "de" sound, which could be confusing.
months: I tend to miss the 's' sound.
Corrections:
feedback loop: this is actually a computer terminology and it can be a good metaphor for getting constant feedback on learning something.
"top billboard" and "top 20 hits": both can be used to express the list of songs/music that are currently hits.
comfort zone: not "comfortable zone".
New words:
takes: Making a song usually needs several takes. "takes" is similar to "iterations".
niche: used to describe something that only a small group of people like. The music genre I like is a small niche.
rake in profit: I knew someone who managed to rake in a huge profit from making kindle books.
giveaway: Apple music provides giveaway for the first three months.
label: the company that produces musical recordings.
a huge cut: One can avoid paying a huge cut by publishing their music on Apple music.
home studio
post-production
lost the edge: the record industry lost its edge.
about face: The heads of those labels need to become about-face and learn to take smaller margins.
Others:
Rachael (I think I mispronunciated your name) also teaches playing musical instruments, such as flute, piano, saxophone. She has a new book on Amazon called "How to Touch Type in English and Hebrew".