Rhythm and blues, in its most modern definition, is soul and funk-based style of pop music that started during disco but truly flourished well after disco’s death. Originally, however, in the 1940s rhythm and blues was a term coined as … Continue reading →
I have had many people call or write me and ask me something like this: “I play by ear, or by chords, but lots of music doesn’t have chord symbols written in — how do I know what chord to … Continue reading →
The Samba is a sort of carnival genre of music and dance. Rooted in Rio de Janeiro, it’s the most popular and well-known genre to come out of the Afro-Brazilian culture, a culture created by the slave trade from Africa … Continue reading →
When I operated a piano school many beginning younger students would try to read the notes by assuming that the little numbers above the notes in their piano books were the notes they were supposed to play. We finally convinced … Continue reading →
It’s that time of the year when people think about the meaning of their lives, and what they would like to accomplish the next year. I’ve always been a goal-setter — ever since I was a little kid. That doesn’t … Continue reading →
