Between 1817 and 1823, Ludwig van Beethoven composed Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Opus 125 “Choral.” Nestled in the fourth movement of this classical masterpiece is ‘Ode to Joy.’ It’s a composition of exquisite beauty, which to this day continues to give pleasure to listeners of fine music. Beethoven finalized this masterwork of symphonic construction [...]

Welcome to the world of new melody, the speech level singing! If it sounds alien music to you, this article will give you full music to your ears and yes, it will also advice you why a singer should follow this new trend. It is a singing technique that is proud to have followers like [...]

Pablo Casals, was a past master of the cello. He was the virtuoso in the 20th century. he was a Spanish cellist, pianist, composer, conductor, and humanitarian . As a solo cellist he was known for his beautiful tone and intellectual strength, and he introduced Bach’s cello suites into the baroque repertoire . He was [...]

For many years I have been very interested in one special musical instrument: the French horn. If you have never heard a French horn, well this intriguing brass instrument with a mellow tone. There are not small instrument. A normal French horn will be 12 feet of tubing and it is part of the bass [...]

Children are indeed a precious gift who thrive off of learning and being molded. Children need to be kept busy doing constructive activities or they will find other things to get into that are not so constructive. So, what are things that children can take up to keep their minds running with positivity? Well, drumming [...]

At a very early stage in Joanne’s life, her mother and father became aware of the fact that their little girl had a passion for singing. The discovery happened during a Church service and resulted in Joanne becoming a member of the choir. We all know that as a child enters into puberty, along with [...]

How to write songs, here is the secret of power nouns. Using power nouns is the secret that all great songwriters use but very few amateur songwriters understand about how to write song lyrics. Successful songwriting requires you the songwriter to use nouns or names to catch the listener’s interest. Not just any nouns but [...]

Learn how to improve song lyrics and your songwriting by creating stable and unstable parts in songs. Sometimes the whole tune is unstable but don’t let it happen by chance. Another way to look at this concept of tension in music to look at whether what you are writing has the effect of making your [...]

Here are the questions to ask yourself to test the lyric stability of every song you write. First ask yourself what is the message you want to communicate with the listener emotionally. Use this as a check list to understand where your song is stable and unstable and if it matches what you intend. 1. [...]

Drumming is a great art to master. Not only does it require a great deal of dexterity and coordination, but it also requires the drummer to really feel and get into the music that he is playing. The drum set is a great musical instrument that takes a lot of practice in order to become [...]