Characteristics of Medieval Music For many people, the use of the word medieval conjures up a time of extreme poverty, war and plague with little in the way of redeeming features. Far from the dark ...

Music Education Importance in Schools Coming from the standpoint of a seasoned teacher with over thirty years at the chalk face, I passionately believe in the importance of music education for all in ...

Characteristics of Classical Music Periods of music are often hotly contested and accompanied by the notion that over-night one period of music magically transformed into the next. Imagine falling ...

The Influence of Reggae on UK Bands In the late 1970s, a UK band called The Police formed in London, England. In 1978, their album Outlandos d’Amour, which included huge hits like Roxanne and Can’t ...

The Role of Music in Film and Television If you’re ever in doubt about the strength of influence music has on a film, try watching a favorite scene from a movie without the score. Better still, watch ...

The Simplicity and Emotional Power of Mozart’s Music In addition, many of W.A. Mozart’s operatic arias are not always harmonically complex. Some are, and he was not a composer who in any way shied ...

Plato maintained that the arts could shape one’s character to a great extent, and, for that reason, they needed to be strictly controlled. Poetry, drama, music, painting, dance can all stir up ...

Who Gets Paid The Most In An Orchestra Pay in almost any profession can be a thorny issue, but how do you find a suitable financial remuneration for the world’s top classical musicians? In a 2014 ...

The violin is named after its first known owner Lady Anne Blunt, daughter of Ada Lovelace, granddaughter of Lord Byron. The Lady Blunt is one of the two best-preserved Stradivarius violins in ...

Do Snakes Like Music It’s easy to understand why snakes aren’t the most beloved animals in the world. They’re scaley, cold, and scary. But have you ever stopped to wonder if snakes like music? Some ...

Violin Chairs In An Orchestra When we think of an orchestra, we immediately think of a large number of violinists sitting in front of the stage, in an almost privileged place near the conductor, just ...

Characteristics of Country Music Country or Country and Western Music as it is often referred to has its origins in the folk music of the USA. These origins, in turn, traced back to the Irish, ...