Exploring Classical Music: The Romantic Era, Part 2
Driven by new audiences hungry for sensation, the heroic Romantic Era celebrity composers drove performers to unsurpassed levels of instrumental virtuosity.
The Making of a Flamenco Guitarist, with Juanito Pascual
International flamenco phenom Juanito Pascual never abandoned his passion, even if that meant relearning the guitar completely from scratch – four times.
An Introduction to Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
EDM is a fun and fascinating genre of music. Birthed at the end of the disco era, electronic dance music has made a huge impact on modern artists and culture.
Exploring Classical Music: The Romantic Era, Part 1
Way beyond candlelit dinners, Romantic-era composers fascinated new audiences with extreme musical tales of love, death, nature, and the supernatural.
Klezmer: Tradition in Transformation, with Paul Green
What does traditional music mean in the 21st century? Paul Green explores his Jewish roots as the klezmer wedding tradition transforms into a concert art.
Who Moved the Tonic? Part 2: Alien Notes and Modes
The tonic rules, or does it? Sometimes, even when we know the tonic the notes don’t “fit”. Key changes, alien notes, and modes may be behind the madness.
Open Your Ears to Celtic Music
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, isn’t it about time you added some genre-bending Celtic Punk, Irish Trad, or Pirate Metal to your playlist?
5 Tips on Preparing for your First Ear Training Course
Is there an ear training course in your future? Don’t go there without being prepared! Just Another Flutist gives five tips on how to be ready for class.
Crazy Easy Weird (Modal) Improv Trick
Modal improvisation sounds scary and hard. Though it’s loved by monsters like John Coltrane and Steve Vai, modal improv can be very easy, fun and beautiful.
Is ear training impossible?
Does ear training seem impossible? Worried that you’re naturally unmusical or just don’t have what it takes? Here’s the truth: what’s been holding you back.
A Flutist’s Journey, with Kangyi Zhang
What do you get when you cross a contemporary composer, a master flutist, a stand-up comedian, and a biomedical engineer with several nanotechnology patents? The answer is no joke. We discovered the multifaceted Kangyi Zhang as we were investigating contemporary piano...
Who Moved the Tonic? Part 1: Hearing Key Changes
The tonic gives us the key and chords of a song for playing by ear, solfa, and transcription. But what happens when the actual notes in the song don’t fit?
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