Placido Domingo in pictures: 16 iconic images of the great tenor
Placido Domingo is an international icon who has definitely shared his renowned tenor vocals with the world, giving over 3,600 career performances in over 100 … Read more
CLASSICAL
Lang Lang Demonstrates How To Test A Piano For A Concert
Becoming a concert pianist takes years of experience and thousands hours of practice on a regular basis. To developing a substantial classical piano repertoire, pianists … Read more
Why A Dreaded Fate For Many Music Schools Is Extinction
Adapt, change or die. It’s the mantra every organization faces. Leadership, personnel, and even business models in recent years have had to completely alter the … Read more
Classical Harp Captivates Primates With Pachelbel’s Canon In D
Pachelbel’s Canon in D has been replicated in countless modern pop and rock songs from Green Day to Fleetwood Mac to capture the minds and … Read more
Mother and Daughter Play Bach Double Violin Concerto
Like any other method, the Suzuki method has pros and cons. Some say the method is no way to learn music while some others embrace … Read more
7-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Plays ‘Flight Of The Bumblebee’
In the video below, Tsung Tsung performs his favorite piece: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. Tsung Tsung started playing piano at just three years of … Read more
Air Canada’s Anti-Viola Gets Deserved Prank
No one likes discrimination, especially not in the arts and music community. Most musicians are accustomed to having to take a few extra steps when … Read more
Batman Takes On The Piano Guys
There are few fictional characters with the prestige, instant recognition and strangely conflicting fan base feelings than Batman. The last mention there is of course … Read more
Arcis Saxophone Quartet Plays Bavarian Oktoberfest Theme
When you think of a month-long beer fest, does a variety of musical styles come to mind? That’s the thought behind the Munich, Germany Oktoberfest … Read more
Chinese Traditional Instrument Was Made To Play Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
The violin is one of the most difficult instruments to play. Its distinctive tone stands out above other instruments making it one of the most … Read more
Examining The Kronos Quartet Experiment’s Dot Cloud
“It’s like a dinner conversation, it’s just a perfect conversation. Everybody, when they say something is just exactly the outcome of what someone else had … Read more
Classical Meets Rock In Most Challenging Guitar Duel
Niccolo Paganini’s Caprice No 24 is known for being a very complex piece, especially for the instrument it was composed (solo violin). Guitar virtuosos like … Read more
Polyphonic Vocalist Does The Impossible
Overtone singing is when a vocalist sings two different notes at the same time. It sounds like something a higherform of intelligence (think Aliens but … Read more
The Unique Relationship Between Performer And Instrument with Composer Philip Glass
When an instrument is more than just a vessel for creating beautiful sound, the performer creates a different connection with the vessel itself than we … Read more
How To Get Your Child Excited To Play A Musical Instrument
Getting kids to learn musical instruments can be a daunting task due to the immense amounts of discipline and time they require to master. There … Read more