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I believe that we as Americans need to rethink our approach to music history.  I certainly think there is value in learning about Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and the like, but on a recent trip to Costa Rica I found I knew nothing of understanding the local music and culture.  I believe that our approach today [...]

This is an excellent article regarding the truth about music lessons - leave your thoughts…

The Truth About Music Lessons
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
At some point when a child is very young, many parents consider pushing the kid into music lessons. This sometimes results in a year or two of piano or violin under a private teacher [...]

Every Sunday, I’m going to try and put a link to some inspirational jazz. Here is young jazz prodigy Eldar Djangirov with his trio playing live in Amsterdam. I’m so on cloud 9 right now as the Red Sox swept the Yankees and this jazz is just sweet. Click here to buy his [...]

Here is an awesome duet I found of two amazing musicians (violin and guitar) performing Vivaldi’s Summer. Very inspirational! There website is found at: duo4by6.com

Our hearts here at ilearnmusic.com go out to those affected by the tragedy at Virginia Tech. It is a crime that the campus authorities didn’t warn students after the first two homicides. Certainly, thirty-three people didn’t deserve to lose their life to save face for the university. I agree with this person. [...]

You’ve heard of the Davinci Code - and you may have even heard that Bach used his name - B-A-C-H as his subject in one of his last works - the Art of the Fugue. But did you know, that decorative loops on the front page of his famous Well-Tempered Clavier may have been [...]

My fav. indie artist of the day: Mark Doubleday