Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a leading Austrian composer of the late eighteen century. He was only five years old when he wrote his first minuet, six when he performed before royalty, and eight when he wrote his first symphony. …[Continue]
Music and Dance Resources
Christmas Music
Covering the gamut from traditional Christmas carols to pop holiday music, these Christmas sites include printable lyrics, music trivia, and streaming radio stations. May your holiday season be joyful and filled with music….[Continue]
Christmas Songs
Covering the gamut from traditional Christmas carols to pop holiday music, these Christmas sites include printable lyrics, music trivia, and streaming radio stations. May your holiday season be joyful and filled with music. Editor’s note: Please see Christmas Music for …[Continue]
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, an iconic American folk musician and poet, was born Robert Zimmerman in 1941. In 1999, Dylan was included in Time Magazine’s TIME 100 list of the most important people of the 20th Century. In 2008, the Pulitzer Prize …[Continue]
Paul McCartney
Despite being a Beatles fan for nearly fifty years, I’d never seen any of the Fab Four perform in person until I saw Paul McCartney in San Francisco last week on his Out There tour. Hearing 65,000 fans (of all …[Continue]
John Lennon
John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician and songwriter who rose to fame as one of The Beatles. After two decades of worldwide fame, he was shot to death by a deranged fan in …[Continue]
Cloud Music
The recent trend toward cloud music has several benefits. Putting your music in “the cloud” can ease syncing music across many devices, provide backup in case of computer disaster, offer social tools to share your musical tastes, introduce you to …[Continue]
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-1977) was a rock and roll pioneer, with fans worldwide that refuse to forget him. His unique sound was influenced by country music, gospel singing, and rhythm and blues (R&B). Find out why he’s still the King …[Continue]
Preschool Songs
For oodles of sing-along fun, these sites provide lyrics for all the classics (such as Twinkle, Twinkle or Muffin Man) as well as fun, new words for original piggy-back songs sung to familiar tunes….[Continue]
Opera
Opera is a form of musical theater that started in Italy at the end of the sixteenth century, and differs from modern dramas in that all the words are sung, instead of spoken. The opera’s story is told through the …[Continue]
