The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Welcome to our two-part Jimi Hendrix guitar lesson special. We've looked at Jimi's lead approaches in detail and now we're focussing on Jimi Hendrix's sometimes overlooked rhythm playing. There's lots ...

Good news, Oshiri Kajiri Mushi no Rhythm Lesson DS: Kawai Ongaku Kyoushitsu Kanshuu contains more songs than the Oshiri Kajiri Mushi theme. Classical music is part of Professor Oshiri Kajiri Mushi’s ...

Before I get into Oshiri Kajiri Mushi no Rhythm Lesson DS, the screenshot above is half of the title screen. To get to the menu where you can access save files (note: you get three) you tap on the ...

Joan Tower, the subject of Chicago Chamber Musicians’ second “Composer Perspectives” concert this month, is among the handful of pioneers who rendered the label “woman composer” superfluous. Since the ...

Bob has a degree in Occupational Music from MATC and has had private instruction from the Drummer’s Institute of Greater Milwaukee. Bob provides personalized professional drum instruction, focusing on ...

1) Gather the objects for this activity (one for each student). Put the objects in a pile in front of you, so that you can access them easily. Ask your students to sit in a circle with you. Tip: If ...

For this study, a computer-assisted lesson for teaching selected behaviors that are related to the area of rhythm perception was designed and programed for students majoring in elementary education.