Voice Leading or Chorale Writing What Is Voice Leading? Voice Leading, also called Part Writing or Chorale Style Writing, is...

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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...

Music of the Emerald Isle On the Perennial Blog, I have several different ongoing article series, many of which that have been recurring...

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More Than "Just A Singer" – Voices As Instruments In the last post, I introduced the four main voice types, as well as additional...

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Meet your new friend, Mike So far, on our study of "What Is Music Production?" We have discussed the various professionals roles that...

What do you think of what you hear someone is going "in the studio?" Do you think of the famed recording studios of the past—the hallowed mu

Here in Geneva, Illinois, mid-June means Swedish Days, the festival has 200,000 yearly attendees who come from across Illinois and beyond to

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"Mindfulness" has become a buzzword in the last few years. It is often associated with calm and peace of mind. It is a concept that is...