Many musicians take pride in knowing their favorite genres. I thought I knew the original style of Ragtime music. Nope. It’s amazing how one little piece of information can get your attention. It can make you see a topic in an entirely different light, especially if you thought you already knew all about said topic. […]
Experience vs. Pedigree
It’s an undeniable fact that overall, community music ensembles give good, but less-than-stellar performances. Most of us community band members do not make a living performing music, even though many of us maintain a professional mindset and can play quite well. We listen to professional musicians perform in venues from famous concert halls and jazz […]
Thoughts on Hero Worship: The Music Version
Who’s your musical hero? Gloria Estefan? Leonard Bernstein? Reba McEntire? B. B. King? Bill Watrous? Evelyn Glennie? John Philip Sousa? Mozart? Madonna? Pentatonix? Green Day? Some of us elevate our favorite actors, athletes, or other celebrities to a level of deity-like perfection beyond what is reasonable, and it’s no different in the music world. To […]
Theater Show Review – Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group enjoys a vast and well-deserved following. If you’re a fan, you already know about their truly unique performance style, and if you’ve attended the Las Vegas theater show in the Luxor or Venetian hotels (they are currently back at the Luxor), you are well aware of the group’s high-energy multi-media entertainment, which […]