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- The Triple Threat of Steve Allen: Pianist, Writer and Comedian
Mar 9, 2009
One of the most legendary musical satirists of the 20th century, pianist and comedian was Steve Allen. He was extremely prolific, having once bet...
Category: Music
- What Is Music & How Did Music Begin?
Mar 6, 2009
Where did music come from? When and where did it begin? If you think of music as communication, perhaps it started with all creatures, including...
Category: Music
- Three Things Every Piano Student Should Know About Metronomes
Mar 5, 2009
Piano students, even beginners, are probably familiar with the metronome. Using a metronome during practice can help students play more...
Category: Music
- Benny Goodman: "The King of Swing" and His Band
Mar 4, 2009
Known throughout the years as "The King of Swing," Benny Goodman was the ninth of 12 children. He was born in the Maxwell Street neighborhood of...
Category: Music
- What Is The Difference Between Perfect Pitch And Relative Pitch?
Feb 27, 2009
Whether or not someone has "perfect pitch" (sometimes called "absolute pitch") is a debatable issue as this talent has to be tested in a number of...
Category: Music
- The Great Piano Players of Country-Western Music
Feb 26, 2009
It may be hard to imagine, but the piano wasn't always accepted into country and western music. There were many pianists who persevered and brought...
Category: Music
- What's The Difference Between An Orchestra & A Band?
Feb 25, 2009
What's the difference between an orchestra & a band, an ensemble and a choir, a combo, and so on? Different combinations of musicians are given...
Category: Music
- Modern Breakthroughs in Transportation: A Brief History
Feb 24, 2009
The mid nineteenth to the present has seen unprecedented advancement in transportation, from a world with no motor car to one where supersonic...
Category: Technology
- What Piano Players Should Know About Woodwinds
Feb 24, 2009
Woodwinds (clarinet, oboe, bassoon, etc.) are different from piano in that they require wind (created by the player) to create a tone (using a reed...
Category: Music
- What Piano Players Should Know About Percussion Instruments
Feb 24, 2009
Percussion instruments include the snare drum (and all drums in general), cymbals, tympanis (sometimes called kettle drums as they are shaped as...
Category: Music
- What Piano Players Should Know About String Musical Instruments
Feb 23, 2009
Stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass) are cousins of the piano as they make music with strings vibrating to a certain pitch. But they...
Category: Music
- What Piano Players Should Know About Brass Musical Instruments
Feb 23, 2009
Modern brass instruments include trumpet, trombone, baritone, sousaphone (tuba), and French horn. These instruments create a wide variety of tones...
Category: Music
- What Are The Most Popular Wedding Songs?
Feb 20, 2009
Over the past 50 years, wedding music has come to include all of the above styles (with the exception of patriotic music). Rather than choosing...
Category: Music
- Hoagy Carmichael: Songwriter Extraordinaire & Composer of "Star Dust"
Feb 19, 2009
Hoagy Carmichael, one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters of all time, was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1971. He died...
Category: Music
- How To Tell The Key Of A Song
Feb 18, 2009
Every piece of music is written in one key or another, such as the key of Bb or the key of E or whatever. The key signature at the beginning of a...
Category: Music
- Piano Keys: How The Piano Keyboard Is Arranged
Feb 18, 2009
There are 36 black and 52 white keys (88 total) on a piano. These keys trigger hammers inside the piano that strike the piano strings to produce...
Category: Music
- The Amazing Mr. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Feb 16, 2009
One of the greatest of all composers was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, which was then part of the...
Category: Music
- How To Read Musical Road Signs: Dynamics And Tempo
Feb 13, 2009
In order for a piece to be played accurately and with expression and dynamics, written music includes a number of signs and symbols to guide the...
Category: Music
- Burt Bacharach: His Extraordinary Songs and Musicals
Feb 12, 2009
Ask any modern singer or songwriter for a list of their influences, and you're more than likely to see pop mastermind Burt Bacharach at the top of...
Category: Music
- 3/4 & 4/4 Time Signatures In Music: What They Are & How They Work
Feb 12, 2009
Time signatures (placed on a musical staff along with key signatures) are used to specify how many beats are in a measure (each and every measure...
Category: Music
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