Mar 29 2012
Why to Remember to Turn Your Cell Phone off at a Performance Does anyone remember a time when there weren’t pre-performance announcements asking for electronic devices to be turned off? And how many of us remember pre-concert announcements of twenty years ago asking the audience to “please silence your pager”? That announcement has now …
Feb 27 2012
Want to save $100 a year on repairs? Try cleaning your trumpet on a monthly basis; it only takes twenty minutes or less. In addition to saving money on repairs you can also save money on doctors bills by preventing pathogens that cause Trombone Player’s Lung. Who wouldn’t want to save money and their health? …
Feb 14 2012
We recently ran a post on the benefits of enrolling your child in music classes; however, we strongly feel that the benefits aren’t expressly for children. In fact, the older you are, the more beneficial playing music can be. Let’s make a distinction, first, between playing music and practicing music. When we mention playing …
Feb 13 2012
Stars come and go in this world, but unfortunately some burn out too soon. Whitney Houston was such a star. She was catapulted to fame at an early age because of her amazing voice; a distinct instrument whose sound is now instantly recognizable to millions of people around the globe. A lot can be said …
Feb 07 2012
Black History Month is an important time of year for many people for very obvious reasons; it is also very import among musicians. Without our African-American brethren, we would not have some of the most important of the past 100 years. While many of their white counterparts have often taken the credit for their music …
Feb 03 2012
Yesterday we gave you the educational portion of the musical infograph; now, as promised, we’re delivering on the fun graphs! Most of them are not actually infograhics, but they are hilarious! Now how about music from the 90′s? …
Feb 01 2012
First, let me just say how much I love infographics. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, an infographic or infograph, is a representation of data with a combination of aesthetically pleasing images and graphs. I found some pertaining to music that are quite educational, and some that are funny. I’m going to school …
Jan 26 2012
If you’re the parent of a child over the age of 8, chances are, you’ve heard your kid say: “Mommy, I want to learn how to play an instrument!!” Uh oh. To a lot of parents, these words strike fear and terror directly into the heart. Parent’s worries on this matter are not entirely unfounded …
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