Monthly Archives: December 2008
Obama Faces the Music
President-Elect Obama had to postpone his plans, due to Chicago’s Midwest Music Education clinic. Anyone ever gone? It’s not every day you get a chance to tell one of the most powerful people in the world to step aside. CBS 2′s Vince … Continue reading
Music Academy Benefits Kids, Test Scores
Just more proof in case you really need any that music lessons improve overall quality of life and therefore where the rubber meets the road – test scores. The thing that intrigued me about this article is how they focused … Continue reading
The Moog Guitar
This is probably the greatest invention since the original Moog. Check it out! Every shredder, from Les Paul to Jack White, has tweaked the sound of his guitar—adding echo, distortion or “wah-wah” —by manipulating the electric signal it produces. The … Continue reading
How to Be a Great Singer
LOUD AND PROUD: HOW TO BE A GREAT SINGER You may think that your rendition of Silent Night makes people grimace in horror, but research suggests that you are, in fact, singing in tune. We’re born to sing Scientists from … Continue reading
A spiritual performance
Does anyone ever get a certain ‘chill’ when a performance lines up just right? I mean something beyond just the notes being right and everything being completely in tune. I believe that sometimes there is an unexplainable spiritual element to … Continue reading
