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1: Cats do listen to music (Humor) Fun stuff!!!

Cat listening to Techno

By: Mona S. Svendsen

2: Fifteen Witty Ways to Annoy Your Conductor

* Never be satisfied with the starting pitch. If the conductor uses a pitch pipe, insist on your preference for the piano - and vice versa.* Complain about the temperature of the rehearsal...

By: Phillip Cave

How To Hire Classical Musicians For Your Event

If you want to hire classical musicians, consult someone who is immersed in the local professional classical music world. An excellent place to start is your local symphony orchestra. Don’t call the conductor or the con...

By: Gloria Porter

Originality (When And How)

The very fact that you have begun to read this article indicates that you probably think originality is important. But is being original a worthy goal to have? I think most people would answer yes (in theory at least). My ans...

By: Tom Hess

How Traditional Piano Lessons Cripple Our Children

The commonly accepted traditional methods of teaching beginners to play the piano are about as dangerous for the mentality of our children as throwing them alone into the middle of the ocean to teach them to swim. They are as...

By: Hellene Hiner

A handful of Music Row businesses are beginning to invest in new products and technologies to increase the fidelity of music at every stage of the recording and listening process.

The underground country music scene in the Bay Area isn't new. It's been happening since the days of New Riders of the Purple Sage. But Pop Music Critic Aidin Vaziri has a good argument fo...

THE music done in 1969 is commemorated in 12 tracks, sung by Japanese singing legend Saori Yuki, in collaboration with the Portland group, Pink Martini.

After a decade-long battle against file-sharing, music and technology giants are now pushing users to share to their hearts' content, with online music recommendations a key issue at the MIDEM tra...

Reviews of Philippe Entremont with the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra; the pianist Simone Dinnerstein; and the composer Ezequiel Viñao.