Do you love listening to that smooth, toe-tapping music we call jazz? Do you love to dance with your significant other to the sounds of Fats Domino, Louis Armstrong, or Duke Ellington? While it’s undoubtedly cool to use words like “Swing,” “Bebop” or “Bossa Nova” when describing a jazz style, not very many people …
The Beatles had a relatively short career by the standards of many of the bands of the era, many of which survive today. But in their decade of prominence their music followed an identifiable path that took in mainstream pop, psychedelia and some quite challenging arrangements. Analyzing sheet music of the Beatles reveals that …
The Beatles 1967 album Sgt Pepper is often cited as the most influential and important album of all time. In what I consider to be a reactionary backlash to this praise Sgt Pepper is also often cited as one of the most overrated albums of all time. As the album enters its sixth decade …
If a recording artist or hopeful musician has any hopes of having their songs played over the airwaves, they’ll need to have their rough mix mastered very efficiently. The best way to do this is to hire a CD mastering expert. Professional mastering engineers are masters at their craft and can make a decent …
I’m not old, but I’m old fashioned. Or, maybe I just long for the good old days like those before me, and like those will after me. I’m certain the music that I grew up with was probably mediocre at best, and that it absolutely grated upon the ears of my elders. Styles, tastes …
If you look all over the Internet you will find that many sites offer free sheet music for just about every instrument. When looking for sheet music especially piano sheet music there are many different genres to choose from and this makes finding the music much easier. As the turn of the century arrived …
Throughout history conductors and musicians have experimented with different sizes and make ups of musical groups to produce the style they are looking for. Composers have used a single person, groups between 3-10 and it is not uncommon to even have 50 or more members in a single group. One of the largest musical …
Often times music lyrics are simply used to create catchy words that people hear. These words are designed to appeal and convince people to buy CDs and attend concerts of a certain artist. There are other reasons, however, that artists choose their lyrics as they do. Lyrics are heard by all of an artist’s …
Melissa Etheridge has long been known as an artist who produces music that fits the core of what many consider “American Rock and Roll.” Her style combines folk, blues, rock and roll and searing guitar melodies that cut to the soul. Her wide-ranging style has captured the hearts and ears of millions of fans. …
Jazz is the spirit of hello. The greatest jazz record has to be the first jazz record, which is the Original Dixieland Jazz Band’s “Livery Stable Blues,” from 1917. The best single figure in jazz was Duke Ellington, because he could go right up against your European composers, but after that it’s Miles Davis. …