Ingredients of Music: Notes and Rests
Welcome to the second installment of our series on music theory basics, Ingredients of Music. In the first post, we talked about why the study …
Ingredients of Music: Why Music Theory Matters
My piano teacher loved music theory. I mean, REALLY loved it. He actually had previously taught theory at the college level, and he walked through …
Composer’s Corner: The Story of Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
Introducing…the child prodigy you’ve probably never heard of. In this series, we’re discovering the stories of the best composers in Western music history and why …
Composer’s Corner: The Story of Leonard Bernstein
He was a pianist, composer, educator, humanitarian, and one of the first conductors to be featured on television. Leonard Bernstein was a man with a …
Composer’s Corner: The Story of Kassia of Constantinople
Meet Kassia of Constantinople: a poet, composer, abbess…and the earliest woman composer whose music still exists. In this series, we’re discovering the lives of the …
The Top Ten List of Pieces to Learn If Winter Is Your Favorite Season
Are you wondering what to practice now that the season for Christmas music is behind us? Then this is the post for you! Ten winter-inspired …