3/13/23 3/13/23

Music Appreciation 1 Beethoven's Fifth Part 1

Learn to listen to Beethoven''s Fifth

3/6/23 3/6/23

Peace through Music Diplomacy

Peace through music has a history going back to the Berlin Wall.

2/26/23 2/26/23

Music improves mental health

Music helps mental health as much as exercise.

2/21/23 2/21/23

How to Read Music (Reading) 10

Find out about the chromatic scale and half steps.

2/13/23 2/13/23

How to Read Music (Reading) 9

More on key signatures, sharps, and flats.

Edward Wolfe 2/6/23 Edward Wolfe 2/6/23

Film Score Deepens Our Experience

A segment from one of the Harry Potter film scores shows how music heightens the dramatic aspect of the film.

1/30/23 1/30/23

How to Read Music (Reading) 8

Learn about naturals and key signatures in this lesson.

1/23/23 1/23/23

How to Read Music (Reading) 7

Use sharps and flats to name the black keys.

1/15/23 1/15/23

Einstein on his love of the violin

The great physicist loved his violin and music

1/10/23 1/10/23

How to Read Music (Reading) 6

Learn about the viola and tenor clefs.

1/2/23 1/2/23

How to Read Music (Reading) 5

Learn to read the bass clef in this lesson.

Edward Wolfe 12/26/22 Edward Wolfe 12/26/22

Borge conducts "Comedians"

Music funny man Victor Borge conducts the brilliant dance from Smetana's comic opera.

Edward Wolfe 12/22/22 Edward Wolfe 12/22/22

Merry Christmas 2022

Here's some wonderful Christmas music to play on the sound system!

Edward Wolfe 12/19/22 Edward Wolfe 12/19/22

Random Act of Culture

Hundreds of area choristers, including the Opera Company of Philadelphia, wow a crowd of shoppers at Macy's with "Hallelujah."

Edward Wolfe 12/14/22 Edward Wolfe 12/14/22

Joplin, the Ragtime King

Scott Joplin, American composer, helped invent ragtime. Links to some wonderful music!

12/5/22 12/5/22

How to Read Music (Reading) 4

Learn how to read a staff and discover the C-Major scale in a great piece of music.

11/27/22 11/27/22

How to Read Music (Reading) 3

Find out about the bass clef and the grand staff in this short lesson.

Edward Wolfe 11/21/22 Edward Wolfe 11/21/22

Duke Ellington on music and swing

Ellington thought Shakespeare easily could have been a jazz fan

11/13/22 11/13/22

How to Read Music (Reading) 2

11/7/22 11/7/22

How to Read Music (Reading) 1