The most popular instrument amongst Australians is the Acoustic Guitar (30% of the current players), and the third-place held by the Electric Guitar (16% of the current players) and about 4.25 million households in Australia own at least one musical instruments, equivalent to around 53% of the total households in Australia. Buying an instrument should be a no-brainer by now, …
Learn To Read Piano Music
Learn to Read Piano Music with a Piano Teacher
It is very important to take piano lessons in order to play the piano. You have to learn to read piano music if you plan to be a serious piano player.
If you try to look into history, you will notice that most of the great piano players learned to pl…
The Many Styles of Jazz Music Part 1
The essence of the appeal of Jazz music has expanded and became reinvented from the use of elements found in African drumming, spiritual and hymn music, bluegrass hillbilly music, blues, impressionist, and classical traits to newer sounds. Jazz music became popular from radio and underground clubs t…
Jazz Dance
The Art of Jazz dance is an amalgamation of different styles of dance that began between 1800’s, and the middle of the 1900’s rooted in African American movement. One man known for this type of dance was the star of vaudeville Joe Frisco around 1910 who danced in a unrestrained fashion in close vi…
The History Of Vocal Jazz
Jazz music made its mark in the hearts of Americans ever since the 20th century when people embraced the musicians of the time. However, when the singers came on the scene strong with skills in the art of scatting that is a vocal form of Jazz improvisation, the ability to articulate music expressive…
Jazz Music Schools
There are many excellent jazz music schools across the country as well as all over the world. Here is my list of some of the best colleges for young people who want to get the finest education that jazz music has to offer.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
At Ithaca College, you can get a Bachelor’s of …
The Magic of Jazz Singers
One of the most beautiful interpreters of song are Jazz singers. The abilities of the human voice is phenomenal in the fact that one could imitate another person or instrument, or sing several octaves on the piano. The human voice can also interpret emotion in a way only a human can. Jazz instrument…
The essence of Jazz
The essence of Jazz music is the ethereal atmosphere of the dimensional harmony created by kaleidoscope of chromatic tones. It is the pulsating back beat of syncopating African rhythms through the rumble of the drums, or soft sound of the brush to the snare.
The music is an expression of melody fro…
Jazz Musc Composition
Jazz music composition is the work of knowledgeable musicians with the skills to write, and create one of the most memorable masterpieces. Moreover, Jazz music Composition is a course included in colleges and universities who deem it a worthy subject to study. Composing Jazz music requires the theor…
Art Blakey
The beginning career of jazz music legend Art Blakey was amazing. He took piano lessons at school. When he was in the seventh grade he played music full-time and was leading a popular band. Not too long after, he started playing drums in the style of such players as Ray Bauduc, Chick Webb and Sid Ca…