The Crooked Road, winding through Southwest Virginia, is an experience in music traditions passed down for generations. There are nine major venues plus numerous affiliated venues, jam sessions, and festivals throughout the region. Along the road, you can pull your car over at 26 Wayside Exhibits (yellow arrows on the map) and tune in to a five-minute audio presentation about the music and musicians in each area.
Though digital technology can’t yet bring back music legends who have left us, Queen Forever, to be launched November 11 comes close.
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Have you ever dreamed of learning one-on-one from your rock heroes?
Music cables can get a little confusing at first. Thankfully, Todd Hobin takes us through the the basics for the music cables you are most likely going to use. This hands on demo will certainly clear up any confusion you might have, and get you read for the studio or upcoming gig. Every musician should know their cables, so if you don’t, watch the video below!
Apparently not everyone likes free stuff. Well in a Q&A talk on Facebook Bono apologizes for forcing ‘Songs of Innocence’ on everybody.
Red Hot Chili Pepper’s drummer Chad Smith doesn’t look like your typical Washington lobbyist but he has done his fair share of petitioning for music education—a cause that’s critically important to him.
Choir directors, music teachers, composers, and music students all qualify. But, don’t sell yourself short. If you write songs, play in a band, or sing in a vocal group, even if you don’t know the first thing about staff paper, there’s a very good chance that one of these notation software programs could help you.
Always wanted to play piano like Diana Krall or Dave Brubeck? Are you one of the two-thirds of Americans that a Gallup poll found would like to play a musical instrument? Why not give it a try? After all, there’s plenty to persuade you: music making has many health benefits; you’re never too old to learn to play; and, above all, it’s fun.
