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Imagine Dragons: Inspiring Stories About Famous Musicians and Bands Who Started to Perform in College

Dan Reynolds and Andrew Tolman started the band Imagine Dragons back in 2008 while attending Bringham University.

Holiday Gift Guide 2019

Connect to the Possibilities With the TriplePlay Connect controller and app, your guitar, and your imagination, you can create music, explore soundscapes, share, interact, and have fun. TriplePlay Connect is the bridge between your guitar and your iPad. Simply download the free TriplePlay Connect iOS app from the App Store and plug the cable into […]

Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold Kick It Old School Rock ‘N’ Roll in debut EP

Canadian rockers Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold have recently released their debut EP, Other Side of the Story — an album that reworks four of Perry’s previous folksy acoustic solo songs into hard-edged rock ‘n’ roll, and adds a fifth song as a unique treat for listeners: a creative distortion-driven take on Adele’s […]

What’s in a Name: Is it a Violin or a Fiddle?

Community Video: Animal Farm – The Abyss

New book released on Writing Well for the Modern Harp

As one of the world’s most renowned harp soloists and a passionate champion of new music for her instrument, Yolanda Kondonassis presents a comprehensive guide and conversational text on composing idiomatically for the harp, in her new book, The Composer’s Guide to Writing Well for the Modern Harp, published by Carl Fischer. The book features […]

Music Industry “Bible” Updated to Address Streaming

For more than 25 years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its 10th edition, veteran music lawyer Donald Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the […]

New piano music book released by internationally published pianist/composer/arranger

Renowned pianist Lee Evans, author/composer/arranger of over 100 music books, has released his latest intermediate/upper-intermediate level book, Jazz Baroque:Vivaldi/Bach. The work consists of 13 jazz-tinged piano solo arrangements of music from the Baroque era. Inspired by Antonio Vivaldi and J.S. Bach, selections include music from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, J.S. Bach’s organ preludes, Inventions and Sinfonias, a work […]

Looking for some new and fun piano music to play?

Newly released book offers the complete musical scores of Jimi Hendrix

Teaching Jazz and Musical Creativity to the Classical Piano Student – Part 2

In this workshop, Dr. Lee Evans explains the inner workings of jazz in illuminating detail. He demonstrates his procedure for teaching jazz elements and jazz improvisations within the classical lesson, as well as discusses the use of jazz materials for the teaching of technique and sight reading. In the process, teachers become acquainted with a […]

Teaching Jazz and Musical Creativity to the Classical Piano Student – Part 1

Looking for some new and fun piano music to play?

There’s a lot of music publishers out there, and a lot of piano music, so we thought we would help by offering a few options from publishers we work with.

Blues Keyboard Ornamentation: Grace Notes

How to Play Grooving Bass Lines

Tips to Make Music Lessons More Effective for Kids

Make Music Winter Returns Nationwide on December 21

Free Participatory Musical Parades Showcasing a Wide Variety of Genres and Styles to Kick Off Winter in Over 30 U.S. Cities Make Music Winter, a free, outdoor music-making celebration on the winter solstice, returns this year on Saturday, Dec. 21, with participatory musical parades and performances and events in more than 30 U.S. cities. The […]

Earth Celebration: 3 Days of Drumming

Earth Celebration is a huge drum festival hosted by the globetrotting drum group Kodo. This year’s festival will be held August 16-18 on Sado Island.

Benefits of Studying Abroad as a Music Student

Let’s break down some of the reasons that studying abroad can be an excellent choice for any musically inclined university student.

Flying With a Musical Instrument Part 2: Advice for the Day Of

It is important to consider the best airlines for transporting instruments and Department of Transportation guidelines when flying with an instrument

Flying with a Musical Instrument Part 1: Be Prepared

Flying with a musical instrument can be difficult, especially if you play a larger instrument that can’t come onto the plane with you. Making sure you have a good case and the proper insurance coverage can ensure a relaxed and stressless travelling experience.

Holiday Gift Guide 2019

December 6, 2019

Trumpet review: Yamaha YTR-8310ZS a versatile instrument

December 5, 2019

Yamaha YTR-8310ZS Bobby Shew Custom Z MSRP: $3,396.00 Packaging: On opening the carton, a cardboard tray contains plastic bags neatly enclosing valve oil, slide grease, polishing cloth, owners guide, leather tag, shoulder strap, and case divider. Beneath this, there’s another bag containing the elegant leather-covered, zippered two-trumpet case. The case has a full-length side […]

Managing Mic Cable Spaghetti

December 2, 2019

The microphone cable remains one of the most popular cable types used in audio and video production. This is true for schools and churches as well as for recording studios and live performance production. While wireless microphones have eliminated the need for some mic cables, the growth in the use….