What Kind of Music Should Be Taught? Intro to Music Education In the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus, the character, Mr. Holland, was a high school music teacher. He was starting to teach a music program that was in lack of a better word a "disaster." One of the problems he faced...

Since I was young, music has already been my passion. As I travel down memory lane, I can see that music has become part of every bit of my life from being a die-hard fanatic of certain bands, a desperate singer and dancer and even an aspiring musician. Until now, these musical passions have still c...

There are no specific words to describe the beauty of Egyptian music. Although I have lived there all my life, I only took notice of the ingenuity around two years ago; when I started playing the guitar. Egypt is located in the heart of the Middle East. It has always been the doors from Africa to As...

The blues, a form of music originated by black Americans in the South, has been used throughout it's history to express a lifestyle that spoke for many lower class American citizens who usually suffer from unfortunate circumstances. One man that sticks out in the...

Jimi Hendrix- Are you Experienced? On his first album in 1967, Jimi Hendrix showed the world what an electric guitar can really do. Taking new and radical elements of the guitar such as feedback and distortion to newer and more radical heights, Hendrix was breaking some serious ground. He discov...

Muddy Waters Electric Blues Muddy Waters was the patriarch of the post-World War II Chicago blues. He was a master artist who played slashing slide guitar with an earthy raspy voice who had seen his share of sorrow in life. Muddy was also a compelling songwriter; a storyteller in song. He was a m...

"To be a musician is to surrender to process, as music is never a thing to be mastered, but rather a universe to be explored. Explore this world every day and your natural talent will find its voice." (Jeff Foster, 1997) It's been said that music is the universal language, and to man...

I thinkguitars are the best type of musical instrument. They have a wide range of pitches that they can play, from deep booming low tones to screaming high tones. There are many types of guitars from brands names such as Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, Squire and many more. Gibson Les Paul's, Fender Musta...

Muddy Waters Blues as an art form gave Blacks a medium to manifest their feelings. Feelings ranging from humorous to silly to depressed. Fortunately for a entire genre of music, the only way for Mckinley Morganfield to express himself was through song. Morganfield better known as Muddy Wate...

The Actual Experience Have you ever been to one of you favorite band's or musician's shows before? Wondered what it takes to put on a show? You are in that point of view of being in the crowd. Now you will learn what goes on from the point of view of a band member in a group called The S...

Guitars have become a common household term and object. With the guitar\'s increasing popularity it would be prudent for citizens to understand what a guitar is, where guitars came from, and why it would be beneficial for them to own a guitar. Galpin Society Journal estimates that in 1999 money spe...

?It Won\'t Be Long? by Lennon/McCartney Introduction/ Chorus: It won\'t be long yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah) It won\'t be long yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah) It won\'t be long yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah) Till I belong to you. Note: parenthesis added to emphasize...

THE HISTORY OF THE GUITARThe guitar is a fretted, stringed instrument, and is a member of the lute family. It originated in Persia and reached Spain during the twelth-century, where it¹s versatility as both a solo and accompanying instrument were established. The theory of the guitar was discover...

A recent trend of people has been to take up playing an instrument such as guitars, bass guitars, drums, flutes, trombones, clarinets, and trumpets. These are all great instruments, but the god of the guitar, Santanacus, and his story truly top all. The great gods of Olympia granted him this gift ...

She Found OutShe ran, her guitar kicking at the back of her legs. "A hit" she thought excitedly. "I know it's a hit." Luanne opened the wood screen door and ran inside. The door pounded shut with a series of bangs, each one softer than the last. "Dave?" She tripped over Mr. Whiskers, her cat, and fe...