Becoming a Renowned Singer: A Complete Guide
Learning how to be a singer isn’t just about having a great voice. While most musicians enjoy humming their favorite tunes from time to time, pursuing singing as a career
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Playing the Drum: A Beginner’s Guide
Drums are one of the most popular musical instruments in the world, so being a drummer is very popular. It may take an afternoon to learn how to play the
The Ultimate Guide to Playing Bass: Tips and Tricks for Mastering the Instrument
Learning how to play bass is a great way to add music and rhythm to your life. Although starting to learn a new instrument can seem daunting, learning the basics
Learning to Play Piano: A Beginner’s Guide
The piano is an iconic instrument, known for being difficult to play and sounding great. Read this article to learn how to play the piano and let the strings and
Settling the score: celebrating the women erased from the musical canon
Augusta Holmès’ compositions won awards and acclaim from admirers including Liszt and Saint-Saëns, so why is she, and so many of her female contemporaries, all but forgotten today? Augusta Holmès
Leather daddies and jazz: a beginner’s guide to garage-rock hero John Dwyer
Dwyer has released 21 albums with Thee Oh Sees – and 20 other records that range from German industrial electronics to heavy metal. He gives the backstories about key tracks
Saturday Night Live: the best and worst musical hosts
Ahead of Chance the Rapper’s bow as the emcee of SNL, we take a look at his musical forebears who have pleased, shocked and nosedived over the years This weekend,
Blue-eyed Brits and Kanye digs: decoding Taylor Swift’s Reputation
With her synthpop-heavy sixth album, the popstar dispenses with her diary-like lyrics in favour of something darker and more suggestive For any Taylor Swift fan, a new album release promises not just
The demons and obsessions of jazz genius Thelonious Monk
This article is more than 6 years old He played angular and slow when the fashion was for fast and sun-drenched. And a misdiagnosed bipolar condition meant he retreated into
‘Tom has gone and we’ll go too’: one last song for folk legend Tom Paley
At Sharp’s folk club, one seat was poignantly empty: that of Tom Paley, who once played with Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly and who died last week. The club’s regulars