Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2
In part two, we learn how Copland created his distinctly American style and how McCarthyism impacted his career.
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Janae Jean
- Jun 30
- 5 min
Music Theory and Practice – Classical Counterpoint
The Continued Evolution of Counterpoint Refresher: What is Counterpoint? In the post, Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to...
Janae Jean
- Jun 3
- 6 min
Storm and Stress: Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria von Weber composed in an uniquely German Sturm und Drang style and is often considered the first Romantic composer.
Janae Jean
- Aug 28, 2023
- 4 min
5 Chicagoland Arts Events for the Final Days of Summer
Arts Events for September School may be back in session, the sunset's may be coming noticeably earlier, and the most precocious of the...
Janae Jean
- Jul 2, 2023
- 4 min
Women in the Arts – Fanny Mendelssohn: A Prodigious Talent
Meet the F. Mendelssohn While not as well-known as her younger brother, Felix Mendelssohn (Feb. 3, 1809 - Nov. 4, 1847), 19th century...
Janae Jean
- Mar 25, 2023
- 3 min
Music Theory and Practice - Musical Motives or Motifs
Finding The Motivation Motivic Development What Makes A Musical Motive? A musical motive (sometimes motif) is the smallest...
Janae Jean
- Mar 6, 2023
- 5 min
Music Theory and Practice – Common Practice Voice Leading
Voice Leading or Chorale Writing What Is Voice Leading? Voice Leading, also called Part Writing or Chorale Style Writing, is...
Janae Jean
- Mar 5, 2023
- 3 min
Music Theory and Practice – Figured Bass
Exploring Harmony Through Real Music Beginnings in The Baroque Era The Baroque era was a historical artistic period in Europe that...
Janae Jean
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Creating A Haiku Song
The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Part 2 – Hanami and Haiku In our previous post, we were...
Janae Jean
- Mar 29, 2022
- 5 min
How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations
What are a performing rights organizations they and what do they do for music creators? You’ve been creating music for a while now, and...
Janae Jean
- Nov 22, 2021
- 5 min
Five Ways to Celebrate National Native American History Month
Honor the Cultures of Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island No, Columbus did not “discover the America” in 1942, nor were the Pilgrims who...
Janae Jean
- Jul 12, 2021
- 12 min
Music & Arts at the Movies – 5 Composer Biopics for Movie Night
5 Baroque and Classical Composer Biopics Music and movies have gone together since the earliest days of cinema. Silent films were...
Janae Jean
- May 21, 2021
- 15 min
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists
May is #AAPIHeritageMonth May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a celebration of Asiana and Pacific Islanders in the...
Janae Jean
- May 6, 2021
- 12 min
Women in Music – Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Modernist Composer, Music Educator, Ethnomusicologist, and Mother Before we get into our Mother's Day themed post,...
Janae Jean
- May 4, 2021
- 8 min
Happy Star Wars Day! The Man Behind Its Music – John Williams
Celebrating The Legendary Career of American Composer John Williams Before we get into our celebration of Star Wars Day with a bit about...
Janae Jean
- Apr 17, 2021
- 17 min
Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - "Ellas" Edition
The Stories Behind the Songs April is Jazz Appreciation Month, also cleverly called as "JAM."The Smithsonian's Museum of American History...
Janae Jean
- Apr 15, 2021
- 11 min
Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - Fellas Edition
The Stories Behind the Songs April is Jazz Appreciation Month, also cleverly called as "JAM."It was founded at the Smithsonian's Museum...
Janae Jean
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
Arts At Home – Contemplate, Connect, Create
Five Creativity Challenges for Artists of All Ages This February Here in Chicagoland, February is one bitterly cold, sometimes...
Janae Jean
- Nov 30, 2020
- 10 min
Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments
Inventor and Composer In previous posts, we've focused on the instruments played in the conventional Western orchestra, some instruments...
Janae Jean
- Nov 2, 2020
- 12 min
Music for the Dead – The Requiem
Music for Remembrance We've reached Fall 2020, a year that will no doubt be remembered as a year of transition and mourning. This past...
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