Music has a unique ability to convey emotions that transcend written or spoken language. Things lost in translation cannot be…
Tribute albums have been an ubiquitous part of modern music. They generally fall into two categories. Some honor a specific…
As a vehicle to facilitate group improvisation - or collaborative creation in the moment, as some artists refer to it-…
In a musical environment that too often propagates concepts of genre, one label in particular often stands out as problematic:…
Here is a fun exercise for a reader’s consideration. Consider these two quotes: “[It is] just a bunch of notes…
Although instruments like the Teleharmonium plugged in as early as the late Nineteenth Century, it was not until the 1970s…
There is a particular power in the creation that comes out of long-term artistic relationships. While there is an excitement…
Catholic saint Thérèse of Lisieux once stated, “If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its…
In 1835, German instrument makers Wilhelm Wieprecht and Johann Moritz patented the first tuba as a brass instrument that could…
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