Archive for July 8th, 2006

Musicians: How to find band members

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

Looking for band members is never an easy task. You may first want to ask yourself what exactly youre looking for whether it is to join an existing band or find individual members to start your own band. Obviously, both have their differences and this should be answered first before you start your grueling […]

Music & Citizenship: Can Playing a Musical Instrument Help Your Child Become a Better Citizen?

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

Disregard the popular image of rappers with their ghetto blasters, terrorizing neighborhoods with eardrum-splitting cacophony. Consider instead our delightful school bands and orchestras and ponder on whether those students might be becoming our best future citizens.
Unlikely as it may seem, recent scientific research suggests this hypothesis might actually be true. It appears studying music can, […]

Music of the Heart Will Not Be Silent

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

Most of Beethovens masterpieces were composed while he was deaf. He had inside him music that would not be stilled by lifes circumstances. His music triumphed over suffering.
The last movement of the Ninth Symphony is choral music Beethoven set to Friedrich von Schillers poem Ode to Joy. Beethoven believed this poem celebrated the brotherhood of […]

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