Category Archives: Music
Sergei and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev was born in 1891 in the Ukraine region of the Russian Empire. Although he is often considered a Russian composer, he was, technically, Ukrainian. Many people get their first taste of Prokofiev from a piece of music he … Continue reading
George Frederic Handel
Georg Friederich Händel (1685-1759) was born in Halle, in what is now Sachsen (Saxony), Germany. Though he showed interest in music as a child, his father wanted him to study law. His mother, however, encouraged his musical inclinations. While still … Continue reading
Video of the Day: Happy Thanksgiving
For your listening pleasure today.
Tap Your Feet to New Orleans Jazz
At about the 0:37 mark, there’s a couple dancing in the background. Pure joy.
Video of the Day: Violin Prodigy
This is Joshua Tan at age 10. You can see more of Josh on his YouTube Channel.
Video: Top 20 Acoustic Guitar Intros
Listeners of a certain age will recognize all of these.
Philip Glass, Composer
In the 1970s when I was a young woman hearing Philip Glass’ music for the first time, I didn’t like it. The repetitiveness of it bored me, then bothered me. That all changed on June 4, 2016, when a friend … Continue reading
Pandemic Playlist
Last year, Norm Frampton of the popular blog Norm 2.0 tweeted: If 2020 had a soundtrack I’m pretty sure it would be some ominous sounding Gregorian Chants. I think he’s on to something. I put together a playlist inspired by the Covid-19 … Continue reading
Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840—November 6, 1893) was the first Russian composer to achieve international recognition. Though musical from a young age, his parents encouraged him to study law so that he could enter the more lucrative profession of … Continue reading
Kids Making Music
Back in the day, I was an elementary general music teacher. It gives me great pleasure to see kids having fun making beautiful music. I’ve been bummed out by our long pandemic season. It’s affected my blogging in that I … Continue reading
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Doing Life Together 