Archive for September, 2009

I have been a musician for many years now and over the past few years the net has completely revolutionised the reach and availability of my music.

I have been very happy to date with the exposure that social networking sites have (more…)

Although harmonics are traditionally associated with the blues and folk music, harps have long been played in music genres as varied as classical, rock, and even hip hop. The harmonica is the musical instrument for choice for many people both because of its portability and because you dont have to learn to read music (more…)

Medieval and Renaissance Europe

While musical life in Europe was undoubtedly rich in the early Medieval era, as attested by artistic depictions of instruments, writings about music, and other records, the only European repertory which has survived from before about 800 is the monophonic liturgical plainsong of the Roman Catholic Church, the central tradition of which was called (more…)