by globaladmin | Dec 8, 2024 | Episode
Are there any pieces of music that remind you of a specific color? For someone with synesthesia, that’s probably an easy question to answer, but for everyone else, it might take a little thought. I think it’s safe to say, though, that some works...
by globaladmin | Nov 24, 2024 | Episode
When you hear the word, “community”, what comes to mind? For me, I immediately think about things like community centers or even the art of community engagement, but it’s important to remember community music schools: institutions that have...
by globaladmin | Nov 17, 2024 | Episode
What sort of music would you identify as being uniquely American? If you think about it, there are countless genres and aesthetics that would fit the bill, and among them is a tradition known as stride piano: a technique born from ragtime that would later...
by globaladmin | Nov 10, 2024 | Episode
According to many cultures and traditions, every living being has both a good side and, well, a not-so-good side. This isn’t to say people are inherently evil, as much as it’s simply an acknowledgement of the multi-faceted nature of who we all are...
by globaladmin | Sep 8, 2024 | Episode
Taking a bit of sound from one recording and using it in another, or sampling, as it’s known, is something that I’m sure you’ve heard before, right? Especially within genres like hip hop and R&B. You don’t hear sampling done on the...
