When you walk into a store or almost every business, what do you hear? Music! Actually it’s “Muzak“: music especially […]
“Vangelis”. If you don’t know his name, you know his music. He won an Academy Award for his original score […]
If you’re singing a song you heard hours after you heard it, it’s just “natural”. Certain songs tend to stick […]
Anyone who listens to pop radio regularly has probably been hit with the realization a ton of pop music sounds […]
The conductor stands on a podium with a wand in his arms while ranks of musicians armed with various instruments […]
“The Phantom of the Opera” is a well-known novel written by French writer Gaston Leroux and has been made into […]
Billy Joel once said. “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we […]
The prevailing theory is that music and language are either separate from each other or that music is a byproduct […]
According to a new study the US is going to change quite a bit over the next 50 years: it […]
Introducing America’s most authentic tribute to the legendary BILLY JOEL… Formed by native Long Islander Mike Santoro (piano/lead vocals) in […]
Studies have tested the effect of different types of music on cooperative behaviors of individuals working together as a team. […]
Studies have shown that people tend to connect body motion with sound, especially when experiencing music. But why do we […]
When we think of an “orchestra”, we picture musicians dressed in tuxedos playing expensive instruments in famous Concern Halls. But […]
Pedro Reyes says being Mexican is like living in an apartment where the people upstairs have a leaky faucet. But […]
It is safe to say that hip-hop has taken over as the dominant musical expressions of African-Americans that follow “Soul” […]
Dancing is a natural form of expression that even people “who can’t dance” can still react naturally to music and […]
The first use of the term “heavy metal” is found in a song lyric by Steppenwolf in “Born to be […]
Working in any creative art requires a tough skin and a lot of self-confidence, and the music industry is no […]
You’ve likely heard the words “Standard American English”, but exactly what is it? Every American has an “accent”, and it […]
Some people hear music that’s not there; but why? Musical hallucinations are generally found in people who have suffered hearing […]
As the title implies, Music Therapy is the clinical use of music to accomplish individualized therapeutic treatment relationship using music […]
This election year has brought on a lot of controversy, but one element in American politics is shared by both […]
This 28 year old East Coast ensemble has joined the pantheon of great latin jazz groups” says the 52nd Street […]
It can be said that all music is “political”, in the sense that it always has “something to say” and […]
Flutist and piccoloist Melissa Lindon performs and teaches in the Baltimore/ Washington area. She freelances as an orchestral, chamber, and […]
According to the U.S. Governments there is no “official language of the United States”. Almost every language is spoken in […]
Research has shown that music has a profound effect on body and soul. In fact, there’s an entire field of […]
“Ronnie Wayne”, a Maryland native with roots in (Rum Creek) West Virginia and Branson Missouri, is a high energy entertainer […]
Americans love to “get involved”. It’s usually a good trait. Americans really care about what the Government does, or how […]
“I lead a double life. I am both an original songwriter, and a musician/entertainer who performs cover songs. I’ve played […]
Ever wonder why we can listen to our favorite music over and over again, and don’t get bored? The short […]
Top of the Rock is the product of an intense collaboration of three of New York City’s most accomplished vocalists […]
Researchers have found that the emotional impact of music is not only the music itself but also the space it […]
Whether you call it “gut feeling”, or a “sixth sense”, intuition plays a part in how people make decisions. Recently, […]
Two Tribes of Native Americans, the Acoma Pueblo Nation in New Mexico and The Hoopa Valley Tribal Nation of California […]
Listening to your favorite music can instantly put you in a good mood, but scientists are discovering that music does […]
If you’re blindfolded and led into a retail store, a restaurant, a doctor’s office, could you tell whether the music […]
That’s a good thing. As the popularity of group singing grows, Science has been trying to explain why singing, especially […]
Babies who engage in “musical play” may learn language skills much better a recent study concludes. Researchers tested two groups […]
Here are some popular movie myths that many believe are true. There’s a real dead Munchkin in “The Wizard Of […]
Music Therapy is an established profession in which music is used as therapy. It’s use of musical “interventions” in a […]
Presenting the nation’s hottest 70’s tribute band. Go back in time with Disco 54! [box title=”Meet the Band”] Kid Funk: […]
At the beginning of the 20th Century, scholars used the term “folk music” to describe music made by whites of […]
The Premier Chicago Tribute Band Local Charlotte drummer Mike Graci had an idea: He wanted to break away from the […]
How can popular culture deal with tragedies such as 9/11 where nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the space […]
The music industry is a significant influence in the US. Encompassing the whole spectrum of America: Culture, record companies, radio […]
Music is “sound”; and many sounds are irritating when we first hear it until we come accustomed to it the […]
Joseph Horowitz’s book, Moral Fire, describes audiences “screaming” and “standing on chairs” during classical concerts in the 1890s. The New […]
When he was a teenager, Howard Levy took a regular dime-store harmonica and figured out how to play a full […]