Music History

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...

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...

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...

Music Theory and Practice – So What's Bach Ever Done for us?

Or, how studying music history makes you a better musician–no matter what genre you work in. Studying the history of music is beneficial...

Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to Counterpoint

Bringing the Baroque into the 21st Century What is Counterpoint? Counterpoint refers to an argument, idea, or theme used to create a...

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...

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,...

Celebrating Black Artists for Black History Month – Music

5 Inspiring Black Composers The Beginnings of Black History Month In the U.S. and Canada, February is Black History Month, an annual...

Happy 250th Ludwig! Part 3

Beethoven As Experienced Through Works From Across His Life: The Late Period (1815 to 1827) In this three part series, we are learning...

Happy 250th Ludwig! Part 2

Beethoven As Experienced Through Works From Across His Life: The Middle Period (1801 to 1814) In this three part series, we are learning...

Happy 250th Ludwig! Part 1

Beethoven As Experienced Through Works From Across His Life: Early Period (1770 to 1800) Today, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of...

Women in Music – Hildegard von Bingen

This week, we celebrate mothers of all kinds on Mother's Day. This year Mother's Day happened to fall on May 10, which is also the date...