The Seven Different Types of Written Music

As a bassist, bandleader, teacher, and music copyist, I’ve worked with hundreds of singers throughout the years. Though working musicians know hundreds of tunes, singers need to…

How To Gain The Power To Create Intense Musical Emotion

Most guitarists want to be able to express themselves better with their guitar playing; however, the majority of guitar players have no idea how to actually practice…

The 7 Qualities You Must Have To Make It In The Music Business

Most of the qualities I will be discussing have to do with the way you ‘think’ rather than the specific actions you take. It is rare to…

How to Listen to Ambient Music

Many years ago, I had a college friend who was an evangelizing devotee of the abstract painter Marc Rothko. I remember her gushing over a catalog of…

How To Market Music: An Effective No-Fail 3 Step Music Marketing Formula That Works

Knowing how to market your music is without a doubt THE most important thing you can do for your music business and your music career as a…

Handel: A Musical Life of Devotion

A great gift to music entered into the world on 23 February 1685 in Halle, Germany. A life of great musical interest; one filled with an unbelievable…

The Complete Definition Of The Music

Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony),…

The Music Gallery: Can Music Ever Be Valued As Fine Art?

Recently a Christie’s art sale became the highest auction in history. The sale included works by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others and in…