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Inspiration from the Life of Django Reinhardt

2017-05-09T14:10:34.0Z

Hom e Guitar Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of Django Reinhardt Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) was a French jazz guitarist and composer born in Belgium. He was the first European jazz musicia...
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Inspiration from the Life of David Bowie

2017-05-09T02:10:57.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of David Bowie Born in 1947 in the city of Brixton, David Robert Jones was a musician driven by a level of energy that is far greater than what m...
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Mother’s Day Happy Songs

2017-05-08T12:57:46.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog Mother s Day Happy Songs Mother s Day is coming up fast. It s already less than a week away, on this coming Sunday May 14. If you still haven t found the perfect gift to l...
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Interesting Facts about Piano History: Baroque Era

2017-05-03T13:26:15.0Z

Home Piano Lessons Blog Interesting Facts about Piano History: Baroque Era The Baroque Era lasted from 1600 to 1750. It was a period of tremendous growth in music and the use of musical instruments...
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Interesting Facts about Singing History: The Renaissance Period

2017-05-02T14:17:46.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog Interesting Facts about Singing History: The Renaissance Period The motet was the most preeminent polyphonic forms of music during the Renaissance period. However, this st...
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Renaissance Guitar History and its Contribution to the Music Industry

2017-04-30T22:25:30.0Z

Hom e Guitar Lessons Blog Renaissance Guitar History and its Contribution to the Music Industry The vihuela was an early form of a guitar. It had five to six doubled strings made of gut. This early...
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Inspiration from the Life of Nathan Milstein

2017-04-27T14:27:39.0Z

Home Violin Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of Nathan Milstein Nathan Milstein was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Born in Russia in 1904, he settled in the United States...
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Interesting Facts on Violin History: The Renaissance Period

2017-04-27T02:00:54.0Z

Home Violin Lessons Blog Interesting Facts on Violin History: The Renaissance Period Paintings by Gaudenzio Ferrari show that early violins had only 3 strings. According to Ferrari’s paintings, the...
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Inspiration from the Life of Wes Montgomery

2017-04-26T04:00:10.0Z

Home Guitar Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of Wes Montgomery Born in a musical family, Wes Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist who followed the steps of iconic guitarists such as Char...
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Interesting Facts about Piano History: The Renaissance Period

2017-04-25T12:42:51.0Z

Home Piano Lessons Blog Interesting Facts about Piano History: The Renaissance Period Piano history dates as far back as ancient Biblical times where the earliest piano was mentioned in the Book of...
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Inspiration from the Life of Elvis Presley

2017-04-24T17:25:06.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of Elvis Presley Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was an American singer and songwriter. He is one of the most memorable music icons of the 20th century...
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Inspiration from the Life of Jascha Heifetz

2017-04-21T13:01:17.0Z

Home Violin Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz was a Russian-born violinist who lived between 1901 and 1987. Many people consider him as the greatest violinist ...
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What is Dalcroze Eurhythmics?

2017-04-21T01:13:53.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog What is Dalcroze Eurhythmics? Most of my readers on seeing this word eurhythmics may think of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of the most famous pop group of the same name. ...
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Inspiration from the Life of Maria Callas

2017-04-20T13:46:55.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog Inspiration from the Life of Maria Callas Maria was an iconic opera singer and many people lauded her for her vocal range, dramatic interpretations, and bel canto techniqu...
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What is Kodály method?

2017-04-20T03:48:44.0Z

Home Singing Lessons Blog What is Kodály method? The Kodaly method, a theory of music study that develops a complete artist through the exceptional musical experiences. This kind of approach emphas...
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