There are a variety of guitar slides on the market including polished porcelain, brass, anodized aluminum and chromed steel; however many professional players favor glass. Dunlop Manufacturing Inc. makes a popular tempered glass guitar slide, model number 212, that can…

Many French pop aficionados are obsessed with the 1960s yé-yé generation. It’s true that there were a lot of great musicians then, like Georges Brassens, France Gall, and Jacques Dutronc. But great pop hits didn’t just end in 1970. Here…

Scottish bagpipes The Highland bagpipe is the commonly known Scottish national instrument which has achieved world fame. The bag rests between the piper’s left arm and upper waist and has a blowpipe attached to it through which the piper blows…

According to the Americana Music Association, Americana is music that honors and is derived from the traditions of American roots music. In a nutshell this is the truth. However, in addition to being an amalgam of American music hybrids, Americana…

Walk into any early childhood environment and the sounds of singing, clapping and joyful music will be heard. The quality of the music activities and instruments offered to young children does matter. While some young children enjoy and excel in…

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…

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.…

Defining “Southern Gothic” “Southern Gothic” is a widely-used term often applied to literature, music, art, and film. In literature, Southern Gothic refers to stories set in the South that are often about the “darker” elements of Southern life, such as…

The findings that started the hype around the “Mozart Effect” were the results of experiments that Frances Rauscher and her colleagues Shaw and Ky conducted with college students. After they listened to Mozart’s sonatas the students had a temporary gain…