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Music Vocabulary

This article contains some basic musical terms and explanations. Understanding these words will be valuable in this course (and in the rest of your life!) as you learn more about how to talk about music to...

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"CAR TUNES" songs keep you awake on the road!

This list of "Car Tunes" are great travelling songs for your car or truck.  Songs that make your drive come alive! An article by hubber Angela Harris called "Playlist of Best Road Trip Songs" inspired...

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How to start a conversation: a million ways with a "Power Phrase"

Very often in society there are situations where YOU can be the conversation starter - YOU can be the person who "kicks off" a short dialog - YOU can be the one to set the tone for the next few seconds of...

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Great HARMONY: the "meat" of music

The lead singer in any song is important, of course. But often, it's the HARMONY around the lead singer that makes or breaks a song. Or, the best harmonies can turn a good song into an instant classic which...

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Top 15 Most POPULAR PODCASTS - May 1, 2008

With so many podcasts out there, how can you find the MOST POPULAR podcasts without spending hours listening to all of them? Easy...just check out this HOT list of COOL content: Category / Name /...

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Music's DNA: Melody, Harmony, Rhythm

Every song has its own musical DNA, made up of three elements which are present in every popular song from every genre. Those three building blocks of music's DNA which exist in every song are MELODY,...

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Washington to Obama: The USA's 44 Presidents, 1789 - 2009

Here's a handy list of the Presidents of the United States, in the order they served, beginning with the 1st president, George Washington, "the father of our country" who took office in 1789, and ending with...

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The USA's 47 Vice Presidents: John Adams to Joe Biden, 1789-2009

There have been 47 vice presidents of the United States of America, some VPs are VERY well known, others COMPLETELY obscure. Fate and forturnes often play a hand determining in which column each VP ends...

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Song LYRICS help hits happen

LISTENING TO LYRICS: To find out the message of a song, you've gotta listen to the words, or LYRICS. A song's lyrics are critical to proper interpretation of its meaning. Some contemporary songs have a...

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The feeling of JAZZ ...in just six songs!

All that JAZZ history Jazz is an American music genre which can be traced back to the the 1920s and is a combination of dixieland, blues, and swing music. One of the most unique characteristics of Jazz is...

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