Random Act of Culture
Hundreds of area choristers, including the Opera Company of Philadelphia, wow a crowd of shoppers at Macy's with "Hallelujah."
Joplin, the Ragtime King
Scott Joplin, American composer, helped invent ragtime. Links to some wonderful music!
How to Read Music (Reading) 4
Learn how to read a staff and discover the C-Major scale in a great piece of music.
How to Read Music (Reading) 3
Find out about the bass clef and the grand staff in this short lesson.
Duke Ellington on music and swing
Ellington thought Shakespeare easily could have been a jazz fan
Swingles sing and swing Bach
Hear some beautiful music of Bach performed as a tidy, jazzy vocal ensemble.
Amazing young voices, "pie Jesus"
Republished and expanded from 8/24/2013. Gorgeous, young tenor voices, beautiful sense of transcendence and joy.
How to Read Music (Basics) 5
The three families of meter--simple, compound, and complex--are in this lesson. (The "free" family is not treated yet today.)
Prayer of Saint Francis (Pote)
Performed a cappella with an intrusive church bell near the end.
Play a Musical Instrument, Benefit Your Brain
Play a musical instrument and improve your brain.