A. Kori Hill Clarence Cameron White (1879/80–1960) loved the violin. His mom, Jeannie White, played it and his grandad played it. So, he was really excited to hear one of […]
And all because he made enough noise that his idol decided to give him a shot.
Growing up in Chicago, Margaret Bonds was surrounded by music. Her mother, Estella Bonds, was an organist and fixture of the South Side’s classical music scene. Her composition teachers included […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill When Melissa White saw Itzhak Perlman play violin on Sesame Street, she knew she wanted to play too. After begging her mom for two years, she started lessons and […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill Now I hear you asking: how do you know which minor scale is related to the particular major scale???? What is a relative key versus a parallel key??? And I say: use the rule of thirds, and […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill When you listen to Monie Love’s “It’s a Shame (My Sister)â€� you’ll hear quotes of The Spinners’ “It’s a Shameâ€�. When you hear Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delightâ€� […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill Meet Anthony and Demarre McGill. They’re the McGill Brothers: performers, teachers, and orchestral musicians. They grew up in Chicago. Demarre started learning flute at 7; Anthony grew up listening to his brother practice , and soon, he picked up a woodwind […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill Did you know that Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s daughter, Avril, was also a composer and a conductor? If you didn’t, no worries; even some of us adults are just now learning […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill It’s time to meet Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. He grew up in the last few decades of the Victorian era and was a celebrated composer. Born in London, England, […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill Das Jahr (The Year) is a character piece by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. It’s thirteen movements–twelve are inspired by each month of the year–and the last one is […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
A. Kori Hill Ok, here’s a quick intro to the tools we use to analyze classical music: First, we need to know the names of each scale degree. As you […]
Kori Hill Guthrie Ramsey is a musicologist, producer, pianist, composer, and all-around
