Everyone has had the magical feeling when they hear a song on the radio, or when they’re at a friend’s house, and the song really connects with them on a personal level. It’s almost as if the song is totally…

An adult contemporary music artist who calls Chicago home these days, Lisa McClowry successfully blends a remarkable vocal range with tender song lyrics and a jazz-pop accompaniment in “Time Signatures.” Lisa McClowry, a Movie Music-Voiceover Professional. In addition to her…

It is not an easy task for ethnomusicologists to determine the root or origin of American folk music. American folk music history would not be complete without the music of indigenous cultures such as Native American tribes. The rich gospel…

Finding a collaborator to write music with is something that needs to be well thought over and done after meeting a number of artists to find someone similar to you and your needs. Songwriters who need to collaborate to find…

Although Thanksgiving is often overlooked in the rush in to get to Christmas, there is a fair share of music celebrating the holiday. There are a variety of musical tastes included in these suggestions. Windham Hill Collections The Windham Hill…

The iconic climate change speech, ‘right here, right now,’ of Greta Thunberg has now been given a different variant. It has been remixed by Fatboy Slim and it is a shame the teenage activist is once again being mocked in…

A good few years ago there was a huge resurgence of the vinyl record. DJ Shadow had shown with his seminal ’95 album Endtroducing… that anything from psychedelic rock to avant guarde electronica could form the basis of a quality…

Anyone can listen to classical music. Orchestra members may look dignified, but they can evoke a wide range of emotions and sensations through their instruments that any listener can understand. Most classical pieces fall within four main categories: the Baroque,…

Clarinet reed – The reed is the sound-making mechanism of the clarinet. It influences so many aspects of the sound of the clarinet, yet it is one of the hardest parts to understand. The clarinet is a single reed instrument.…

Rock music initially had a journey from the US to the UK, where it was matured by the formation new styles; and in the late 1960s, it became a popular genre around the globe. Roots of Rock Music The first…