Children’s songs can bring back all kinds of nostalgia from days gone by. New children’s songs are written by the hundreds every year. Despite this, the classics are still as popular as when we were kids. Ten of the most … Continue reading →
Regardless of what field or industry you’re in, you’re going to have a lot of vocabulary to learn. We thought we would put together some of the less common terms yet terms you are bound to see at some point … Continue reading →
So you want to learn to play music? You’ve never had a lesson on an instrument and don’t even know where to start? Learning to play music can be as simple or challenging as you want. Whether you want to … Continue reading →
Roman Numerals Did music theory begin in Rome? History doesn’t say if it does or not but one thing is for sure: Without Roman Numerals, music theorists would have to totally redesign their system of analyzing music. Let’s take a … Continue reading →
The power of music to influence people for good and for evil has been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt down through history. Like fire, it cuts both ways, depending on the situation. In the fireplace it warms and benefits … Continue reading →
Inversion seems like a strange word to use for music, doesn’t it? Actually it’s a very common term and is related to how chords are written. Composers use inversion in a variety of ways but primarily to make music sound … Continue reading →
Not really, but Elisabeth is WAY ahead of where I was at this age! (My 12-year old granddaughter)
Continue reading →When I was growing up in Auburn, California my older cousin would come to visit us during the summer and thrill and amaze me by playing Flight of the Bumblebee and Bumble Boogie. That was my introduction to boogie, and … Continue reading →
Sometimes people ask me why they have to learn all those different types of chords, such as augmented and diminished and 9ths and so forth. The answer is “They don’t. They can get by with just the primary chords UNLESS … Continue reading →
Four Music Resolutions for 2012 Just because we’re now in to January doesn’t mean we can’t continue to make resolutions for 2012. Statistics show that most resolutions won’t make it far beyond January but maybe that’s because they aren’t realistic … Continue reading →
