How to Teach Your Kids to Like Music
Should parents spend money on music lessons if Junior kicks and screams when he has to practice, or if Susie sings off key?
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News of the Week: Willie Mays’s Catch, Wood’s American Gothic, and Why 7-Eleven Plays Classical Music
In the news of the week ending June 28, 2024, are classic baseball, classical music as deterrent, and some not-so-classic Fourth of July recipes.
Composer John Williams’s Best Off-Screen Music
If you only know him from his movie theater scores — from Jaws to Star Wars to Harry Potter — you should hear what he can do with a concert hall.
10 Big Music Moments from 50 Years Ago
We’ve got punk pioneers, Fleetwood, funk, and Jolene.
Now That’s What I Call Music! by the Numbers
The incredibly popular compilation series turns 40.
Leonard Bernstein: Lost in the Music
America depended on Europe for its symphony conductors until 1958, when Leonard Bernstein became the first native-born American to conduct one of the country’s five major orchestras.
Motown 25: How an Anniversary Reshaped American Music
The storied label celebrated its history and launched one star to a new level.
America’s Music Road
Go on a glorious 350-mile drive that embraces the entire history of popular music, from gospel to soul to jazz to country to rock.
Who First and How Big? Record Music Records
The first Gold 45 just turned 65.
The Music Wars of the 1940s
Clashes over copyrights and labor disputes in the 1940s shaped the style, content, and length of today’s popular music.
News of the Week: Powerball, Christmas Music, and Garfield Visits the Rockwell Museum
In the news for the week ending November 4, 2022, are warm weather, Twitter’s takeover, Oprah’s offers, the Spruce Goose, and more.
The Art of the Post: The Artist Who Paints Music
When a creative artist wants to get innovative, they don’t have to use computers or relocate to a trendy artists’ colony. A true artist can find all the creativity they want, right where they are.
News of the Week: New M&M’s, Old Music, and Hey, That’s J.C. Leyendecker on Antiques Roadshow
In the news for the week ending January 28, 2022, are M&M makeovers, old music, a new Christmas story, a lot of sports, and much more.
Vintage Advertising: Philips’ Tiny Music Revolution
Music became more personal and portable with the cassette player.
3 Questions for (and a Little Music with) Dennis Quaid
West Coast editor Jeanne Wolf interviews the veteran actor on his music, tour, and title role in Reagan.
News of the Week: Christmas Music, Mount Rushmore, and It’s Time to Set the Clocks Back
In the news for the week ending November 5, 2021, are (whether you love it or hate it) Christmas music, rock ’n’ roll legends, lying liars, lots of bread, and more.