Which U.S. University Listens To The Most Classical Music?
If you were to take a guess at which US university listens to the most classical music, the first college to pop into your mind … Read more
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Carrot and Drill Are Ingredients For New Kind Of Clarinet
Do you remember eating dinner with your family as a child and wanting to play with your vegetables as though they were something else, like … Read more
Jeff Goldblum’s weird laugh from Jurassic Park transcribed into sheet music
Jeff Goldblum is easily one of the most intriguing people to have ever graced the silver screen. In his breakout role in the original Jurassic … Read more
How Ballet Dancers Prepare Their Pointe Shoes
The rituals that ballet dancers work through daily in their practices for performance are rigorous in nature. From stretching to the run-throughs of routines, the … Read more
Barenboim and Argerich Four-Hand Brilliance Exhibited In Recording
Time has the power to do many things, some positive and some on the other side of the coin. Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim have … Read more
The Cast Of The Lion King Broadway Surprise A NY Subway
The power of a flash mob is overwhelming. Take that to a new level when a musical number incorporates with a classic Disney story. Welcome to … Read more
Why A Dreaded Fate For Many Music Schools Is Extinction
Adapt, change or die. It’s the mantra every organization faces. Leadership, personnel, and even business models in recent years have had to completely alter the … Read more
4 iPad Apps That Are Perfect For Music Learning
As illustrated in a previous post, Apple has changed the way we communicate, create, and produce media. It’s also dramatically changed the way we learn, … Read more
Classical Harp Captivates Primates With Pachelbel’s Canon In D
Pachelbel’s Canon in D has been replicated in countless modern pop and rock songs from Green Day to Fleetwood Mac to capture the minds and … Read more
Air Canada’s Anti-Viola Gets Deserved Prank
No one likes discrimination, especially not in the arts and music community. Most musicians are accustomed to having to take a few extra steps when … Read more
The Da Vinci Code Unlocked Through Music
Dan Brown’s best-selling book The Da Vinci Code captured the attention of historians, fiction readers, and movie goers. It also intrigued two individuals, a father, … Read more
Batman Takes On The Piano Guys
There are few fictional characters with the prestige, instant recognition and strangely conflicting fan base feelings than Batman. The last mention there is of course … Read more
Arcis Saxophone Quartet Plays Bavarian Oktoberfest Theme
When you think of a month-long beer fest, does a variety of musical styles come to mind? That’s the thought behind the Munich, Germany Oktoberfest … Read more
Examining The Kronos Quartet Experiment’s Dot Cloud
“It’s like a dinner conversation, it’s just a perfect conversation. Everybody, when they say something is just exactly the outcome of what someone else had … Read more
Take A Walk In A Pittsburg Parody
Thanks to the resurgence and continued publicity of parody icon Weird Al Yankovic, parody songwriting is at an all-time high. Add to that the ignition … Read more