WOMEN IN THE ORGAN LOFT
Women organists are doing the jobs men have done for hundreds of years. The church has always been male only. But wait, women in the organ loft?
WHAT IS A PIPE ORGAN, AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Mozart described the pipe organ as the King of Instruments. Was he right?
KID’S MUSIC PRACTICE SHOULD BE FUN
Humans grow tired of repetitive actions, and musical instrument practice is no exception.
BENEFITS OF LEARNING: UKULELE
The Cute Ukulele goes where you go. The bathroom, to mountain top, on a boat, or on the beach. Take the Cute Uke where you go.
LEARNING PIANO: AGES 5&6
Learning a musical instrument at a young age can have a positive impact on your child’s cognitive function in later life.
WHICH IS EASIEST TO LEARN, PIANO OR ORGAN?
Piano and Organ are both musical instruments with a steep learning curve. Most musical instruments are complex to…
MUSIC ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Musicians living with disability have long struggled to gain recognition and acceptance in the music profession and mainstream…
EARLY INFLUENCES LEAD TO LIFE-LONG PASSION
Our childhood experiences can influence our musical development for later life.
MUSIC THERAPY IN AMERICA
Music Therapy in North America as a clinical aid for healing, is established in medical facilities throuout the US.
UKULELE: ITS POPULARITY
The ukulele has become exceptionally popular again in recent years, thanks to its easy learning, availability, and portability. From camping to classrooms, hiking and sailing; at home with families and meeting with friends.
PRIVATE MUSIC TUITION SAFETY
Engaging a private music tutor for your child or for yourself might be fraught with danger if you don’t do some research first.
MEMPHIS SOUL 1960-1968
The STAX Recording complex in Memphis TN was arguably the birth place of Southern Soul.
THE HAMMOND ORGAN
The Hammond Organ has been around since 1935 and it has been used in many types of music, from Gospel, Soul-Jazz, Blues, Pop, Country, Memphis Soul and Rock and Roll.
AT SEA: FLOATING MUSICIANS
The traditional ocean liner genre, is by now replaced by the cruising industry. The era of luxury voyages on ships like the Queen Mary, Elizabeth, France, and the QE2 are in the distant past.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLYNESIAN MUSIC
From volcanic eruptions to new islands built-up from the hardening larva flows.
THE MESSAGE WAS LOVE IN THE 1960s
The Summer of Love and the Flower-Power movement of the late 1960s were some of the most iconic cultural moments of the 20th century. In London, Love is all you need and In the United States It began in the San Francisco area.
LEARN TO PLAY WITH THIS KEYBOARD PACK
Introduction Hal Leonard’s keyboard and lesson pack for beginners includes everything a beginner needs to get started. This…
TOO OLD TO LEARN? THINK AGAIN
Your advanced age should never prohibit you learning to play an instrument. Don’t talk yourself out of learning an instrument which can bring joy and therapeutic value to you.
MIDI AND SEQUENCING
In 1983, the new digital communication language MIDI, had a profound influence on the music technology industry. MIDI…
MORE HEAVY METAL
There are bands, and then there are metal bands. Heavy Metal Bands that are more of everything: precision,…
MUSIC THERAPY THE CLINICAL CAREER IN BRITAIN
When most of us think about music, we might not think about its benefits on healing. Ancient Eastern…
DON’T PRACTICE YOUR MISTAKES
Practice makes perfect, we hear, but does it really make us perfect in our pursuit of excellence? Probably…
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HOLBORN LONDON: THE PIPE ORGANS
Pipe Organs Of Holy Trinity Church, Holborn, London UK
MUSIC AT CONCERT ROOMS AND PLEASURE GARDENS: GEORGIAN LONDON
18th and 19th century Entertainment and Sociability. The fashionable society visiting the gardens, had one purpose: To see,…
COMPOSING FOR AN ABSOLUTE SOUND AND TIMBRE
Every song, backing track, pop or jazz, folk or country, classical or baroque, heavy rock, and pure rock…
HOW MUCH SHOULD A BEGINNER SPEND ON A PIANO?
Playing Music can Lift Us, but when the instrument is poor quality, it can Dismay Us.
INCLUSION-DIVERSITY IN CREATIVE ARTS AND MUSIC
Music and the Arts have long upheld the principles of inclusion and racial diversity. Music Includes Us All,…
BASS GUITAR HANDBOOK
The Bass Guitar, is an essential instrument for rock bands. The Bass Guitar Handbook is the bass players Guide-book