Latest Contributing Writer Articles
May 10, 2008
Music Education and School Culture: Growing a Musical Culture across the Whole Primary School
By: Stephen Crabbe
May 6, 2008
Extend Music in Australian Schools: Make Primary School Education the Focus for Boosts to Music Teaching
By: Stephen Crabbe
May 6, 2008
The Key to Quality Music Education: Australian Government Must Prepare Teachers for Music in All Schools
By: Stephen Crabbe
May 6, 2008
New Framework for Music Education: Music in Australian Schools Needs Curriculum, Resources and Time
By: Stephen Crabbe
May 6, 2008
Higher Status for Music Education: Mandate and Cultural Change Will Boost Music in Australian Schools
By: Stephen Crabbe
Apr 3, 2008
Singing Tips Using Drama: Learning to Sing Is Aided by Gesture, Movement and Posture
By: Stephen Crabbe
Mar 10, 2008
Singing Tips Using Imagination: Mental Tricks Make Learning to Sing Easier For Children and Adults
By: Stephen Crabbe
Feb 15, 2008
Teaching Preschoolers Pre-K Music: Using Songs, Singing & Instruments with Toddlers and Young Children
By: 
Angela England
Dec 25, 2007
Teaching Science, Art with Music: Schoolhouse Rock, The Elements, and Music Lessons for Math & History
By: Theresa Willingham
Jul 22, 2007
How To Find Music Lyrics Online: Your Guide To Legal and Safe Song Lyrics on the Internet
By: Chad Criswell
Jul 14, 2007
Do We Really Know How Mozart Died? Debunking the Myth that Antonio Salieri Murdered Mozart
By: Chad Criswell
Jul 8, 2007
Music without Lyrics: Instrumental Music throughout History
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 25, 2007
More Famous Campfire Songs: Sing another Song from Summer Camp
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 23, 2007
The Tuba and How It Is Played: The largest of the brass instruments comes in many sizes and styles
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 16, 2007
The REAL Story of Taps: The most well known of all military bugle calls
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 8, 2007
Band Camp - The Real Story: Marching Band and Summer Music Camps, It's Not American Pie!
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 1, 2007
John Philip Sousa: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Composer
By: Chad Criswell
May 23, 2007
What Is Music Therapy: Assisting and Rehabilitating the Physically and Mentally Challenged
By: Chad Criswell
May 15, 2007
Patriotic American Anthems: The Music Of The United States of America
By: Chad Criswell
May 5, 2007
What Is a Jazz Band? Sizes, instrumentations, and styles of jazz ensembles
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 28, 2007
Playing The Flute- An Owners Guide: Care, maintenance, and cleaning of your instrument
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 22, 2007
Campfire Songs: Sing a Song of Summer Camp
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 15, 2007
Overcoming Stage Fright: Curing Performance Anxiety In Musicians and Other Performers
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 13, 2007
Piano Lessons for Children: Learning to Play a Musical Instrument is Good for Children
By: Jennifer W. Miner
Apr 8, 2007
The Battle Hymn of the Republic: The history and legacy of Julia Ward Howe's civil war composition.
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 30, 2007
Good Manners, Concert Etiquette: Teaching proper conduct to students and children is a long term task
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 23, 2007
Clarinet Reeds What To Buy: Which Brand, Size, Hardness, and Style is Right for You?
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 23, 2007
Cleaning Your Trombone: Trombone Care and Maintenance
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 8, 2007
Tone Quality- Improving It: Playing Your Instrument With a Better Sound
By: Chad Criswell
Feb 24, 2007
Teaching About Music Piracy: Promoting the Legal Use of Copyrighted Music in Education
By: Chad Criswell
Feb 17, 2007
Buying a Trombone: The Best Price May Not Be The Best Deal
By: Chad Criswell
Feb 13, 2007
What is a Metronome: Metronome Types, Uses and Suggestions
By: Chad Criswell
Feb 10, 2007
David Newman- Composer: Author of the soundtracks to dozens of popular films
By: Chad Criswell
Feb 6, 2007
The Star Spangled Banner: A Brief History Of The American National Anthem
By: Chad Criswell
Jan 27, 2007
Rennaisance Music And Dance: A brief history of the dances called Pavane,Galliard,Jig, and Branl
By: Chad Criswell
Jan 18, 2007
Fund Raising Ideas: Unique money making ideas for your school, band, orchestra, choir, or non-profit group
By: Chad Criswell
Jan 14, 2007
Video Game Music Comes of Age: The musical soundtracks to video games have turned into a very popular musical genre.
By: Chad Criswell
Jan 7, 2007
Finding Free Sheet Music-Part 2: Free Sheet Music That The Search Engines Miss
By: Chad Criswell
Dec 30, 2006
What is Royalty Free Music? When you use music in an artistic production you must pay royalties to the copyright holder. Unless you use royalty free music!
By: Chad Criswell
Dec 22, 2006
Review- Fleximusic Wave Editor: Audio,MP3, and wave file editor
By: Chad Criswell
Dec 16, 2006
Finding Free Sheet Music- Part 1: Find free sheet music online to play on the piano, organ, or any ban
By: Chad Criswell
Dec 7, 2006
Respighi's Pines of Rome: The Pines of The Apian Way, The Pines of The Villa Borghese, Pines Near A Catacomb, The Pines of the Janiculum
By: Chad Criswell
Dec 1, 2006
Extravagant Gifts For Musicians: The most expensive musical gifts for that special musician on Christmas morning.
By: Chad Criswell
Nov 24, 2006
Blue Man Megastar Tour- Review: Blue Man Group's How To Be A Megastar Tour attempts to live up to the original Tubes stage show.
By: Chad Criswell
Nov 19, 2006
Great Gifts For Beginner Musicians: Gift ideas and stocking stuffers for musicians that encourage practice and improvement on their instrument.
By: Chad Criswell
Oct 27, 2006
Removing Stuck Mouthpieces: Stuck mouthpieces in trumpets, trombones, tubas, and french horns can be a serious problem.
By: Chad Criswell
Oct 20, 2006
What is a Concert Band? The Concert Band Is The Predominant Ensemble In The United States.
By: Chad Criswell
Oct 14, 2006
Caring For Your Trumpet's Valves: Trumpet valves require oil and regular cleaning to function properly. They are easily damaged if not cared for.
By: Chad Criswell
Oct 7, 2006
Music Theater Special Effects: Theatrical special effects make the experience of viewing a musical unforgettable. Theatrical scrims are one of many techniques to achieve the impossible.
By: Chad Criswell
Oct 1, 2006
Learn To Play The Guitar Online: Learning to play the guitar online may not be the best option. A professional guitar teacher is usually your best bet for success.
By: Chad Criswell
Sep 24, 2006
Music Arranging and Copyright: Arranging music requires following copyright laws to obtain permission to arrange the original piece of music.
By: Chad Criswell
Sep 17, 2006
Fixing Sticky Clarinet Keys: Sticky clarinet keys can be caused by many things, most of which can be fixed at home.
By: Chad Criswell
Sep 11, 2006
Trumpet Lesson- I Broke My Trumpet: Trumpet valves get stuck all the time and water key corks leak. They can be fixed without a trip to the repair shop!
By: Chad Criswell
Sep 2, 2006
Selecting Quality Band Instruments: Band instruments look similar but their price and manufacturing process are often quite different.
By: Chad Criswell
Aug 26, 2006
American Folk Songs- Wanderers: Folks Songs are the building blocks of modern music. Hobo and railroad songs are often the most well known.
By: Chad Criswell
Aug 20, 2006
Band Instruments- To Rent Or Buy? Purchasing or renting a new band instrument, which one is the best
By: Chad Criswell
Aug 14, 2006
Frederick Chopin- The Pianist: Frederick Chopin was one of the world's most famous piano artists and composers.
By: Chad Criswell
Aug 8, 2006
Choosing A Musical Instrument: selecting a band instrument is a big decision
By: Chad Criswell
Aug 2, 2006
Frederick Chopin- His Childhood: The childhood of pianist and composer Frederick Chopin
By: Chad Criswell
Jul 14, 2006
John Cage: Experimental Music: John Cage broke the mold on what was considered to be music. His compositions using non-musical items led many to argue that his idea of music was not music at all.
By: Chad Criswell
Jul 7, 2006
Instrument Tuning and Intonation: Why is important to play your instrument in tune with other instruments? The vast majority of amateur musicians do not make tuning and intonation a priority and this can lead to major problems down the road.
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 30, 2006
Rhythm and Music Notation: Music has been around since the dawn of time, but written or verbal music notation is a bit more recent. From the first tribal dances to the newest and strangest methods being used, the art of writing down music has changed a lot over the last few thousands of years.
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 23, 2006
Musical Instruments- The Saxophone: The invention and use of the saxophone in modern music has a long and interesting history. This instrument has evolved since its invention in 1840 into an music instrument with amazing depth and versatility.
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 15, 2006
Brass Instruments: Brass instruments are very different from woodwind or percussion instruments. The differences in sound between conical and cylindrical brass instruments is often is often as much about physics as it is about the individual musician's embouchure.
By: Chad Criswell
Jun 8, 2006
Marching Band vs. Drum Corps: Drum Corps and Marching Bands, to most observers, are the same thing. Under the surface, however they each have their own unique styles of music, marching, and pagentry.
By: Chad Criswell
May 31, 2006
Drum Corps-The Music of Summer: Drum Corps music is intense, rich, and exciting. Each summer the thousands of members of Drum Corps International throughout the United States prepare for a very intense and very personal performance season.
By: Chad Criswell
May 26, 2006
Understanding Wind Instruments: The sound and pitch of a wind instrument is directly related to length and other characteristics. These physical properties dictate the location of the harmonics of the instrument as well as its overall sound.
By: Chad Criswell
May 20, 2006
A Little Pomp and Circumstance: The music of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance is a staple of American graduation ceremonies. From its permiere the march received acclaim and admiration. It was only a matter of time before the music of Pomp and Circumstance became one of the world's most recognizable melodies.
By: Chad Criswell
May 13, 2006
The Piano- A Brief History: As an instrument the piano has evolved over the years to become a universally accepted solo and ensemble instrument.
By: Chad Criswell
May 12, 2006
From Harpsichord to Piano: The harpsichord and piano are two of the most well known and respected instruments. But while their shape may be similar, their music and their usage in musical ensembles differ.
By: Chad Criswell
May 12, 2006
Music Appreciation Topic Ideas
By: Chad Criswell
May 6, 2006
Franz Schubert- The Romantics: Franz Schubert was one of the most well known and respected of the Romantic Era composers. Developing an appreciation for his music is quite easy once you understand a bit about the man himself.
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 30, 2006
Preserving Native Folk Music
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 16, 2006
Romanticism in Music: The Romantic Period of Music History and Its Significant Contributions
By: Chad Criswell
Apr 9, 2006
Instrument Tuning: Why Is It Important? Playing in tune is not an easy skill to learn, but it is vital to being a good musician.
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 30, 2006
Making Beautiful Music
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 18, 2006
The Conductor's Language
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 14, 2006
Concert Etiquette: Manners matter, even at a classical music concert.
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 4, 2006
Meredith Willson- Music Man Bio: A brief biography of Meredith Willson, composer of the classic American musical, The Music Man.
By: Chad Criswell
Mar 4, 2006
Percy Aldridge Grainger: Born in the late 1800's Percy Grainger's music is still considered very significant. His personal views and life experiences shaped Grainger's music in ways that many are not aware of.
By: Chad Criswell
Feb 27, 2006
The Music Man: Meredith Willson's crowning musical achievement is considered to be his masterpiece, The Music Man. From the strains of Seventy-Six Trombones to The Wells Fargo Wagon we have all heard and remember this signature piece of musical Americana.
By: Chad Criswell
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