Many compositions were made for the flute. But many are not nearly as good as others, and therefore do not so well use their time to learn. Here are the best and most common ways to get comfortable in the keys, as well as in the popular and standard repertoire. First, after putting the pipes […]
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No matter where we are on this vast globe, stress is a major factor in our lives. It begins at birth and shadows us through life till death. Whether we’re at work, school, home or at the mall, stress follows us, often in the form of a dark cloud. But with all we have to […]
If you are having a Catholic wedding, there are a few things to consider about the music. It is wise to ask your parish if they have any reference to what services are available through choirs in your local parish, and find out the costs. This is of course if you like to use musicians […]
Your wedding day is likely to be one of the most important and memorable days of your life. A lot of stock is placed on the wedding reception, but what about the ceremony? There are many traditional, and to be honest, quite boring parts of the wedding ceremony that could easily be spruced up to […]
For my first listening assignment I chose Vivaldi The Four Seasons, featuring Leonard Bernstein. First I would like to say that I thoroughly enjoyed these concertos. I am pleased that I decided to purchase the CD as opposed to borrowing it. Most of the compositions contain small sections of conjunct notes and larger sections of […]
During both the Baroque and Classical periods, much of the same genre of music was written (operas, oratorios, concertos, sonatas, etc.), but the baroque sonata da chiesa (church sonata) was replaced by the solo sonata. Most sonatas were written for keyboards, but some were written for other instruments. The trio sonata, a sonata written for […]