Janae JeanFeb 86 minSample This! Part 3A Brief Introduction to Sampling in Music: Part Three Breakbeats, Turntables, Early Hip Hop In the previous installments, we continued ou...
Janae JeanJan 306 minFree in February!Get Inspired this Winter Snow. Ice. Sleet. Slush. Wind chill factors. Here in Chicagoland, it can be tempting to stay home and hibernate ...
Janae JeanOct 28, 20197 minMusical Building Blocks – Creating Melodies with TetrachordsJust as DNA is made up of the building blocks (nucleotides) that tell cells how to make up organisms, there are building blocks that make...
Janae JeanJun 20, 201910 minThe Musical Bridge - Scandinavian Folk MusicHere in Geneva, Illinois, mid-June means Swedish Days, the festival has 200,000 yearly attendees who come from across Illinois and beyond to
Janae JeanJun 17, 20197 minWhat Is Music Production? Part 1 – Roles & GoalsIn today's musical world, there are more options open to musicians than ever before. We have access to DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) whe
Janae JeanJun 1, 20197 minPerformance 101 – Part 1: Stage FrightWhen you imagine a musical performance, a variety of places such as coffee houses, recital halls, college campuses, bars and restaurants, o
Janae JeanMay 29, 20194 minWhy Study Music Theory?Some detractors of music theory say that studying it limits musicians. However, this is false. Simply because we know the rules does not lim
Janae JeanFeb 13, 20196 minMindfulness for Musicians"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 pr...
Janae JeanMay 23, 20185 minThe Musical Bridge – Indus Valley: Saintly Music – Sufis & SikhsThe Indian subcontinent has a diverse range of musical styles, instruments, and genres. The different cultural, lingual, and religious in...
