Weve all heard of them. Child prodigies who begin composing music at some ridiculously young age. For instance, history reports that Mozart was writing minuets by the time he was five years old. Amazing. At five years of age, Im not sure that I knew the difference between my finger and my thumb and I […]

Q. My children are very interested in playing music. Is there such a thing as a music quiz for kids?
A. Sure there’s such a thing as a music quiz, and you can find one right inside of your head. Just reach up there, pull it out, and put it down on paper. I’m serious. Who […]

This might be a time of year where youre looking for, oh, some different ways to soothe, level, motivate, energize yourself and otherwise get on top of your cascading emotions. The EQ Foundation Course ( http://www.webstrategies.cc/EQcourse.htm ) emphasizes the great arts as an adjunct to Emotional Intelligence, though the not-so-great are helpful too. May we […]

Any of us who have ever watched VH1, Behind The Music know the story of the band or artist who lost his shirt because he didn???t have his head in the game when the financial and legal arrangements were made early in their career. Or sometimes the problem is the artist just wants to […]