There are some people who believe playing Christmas music any time except the holidays is criminal. But I ask — what’s really so bad about it? Is it wrong to eat candy when it’s not Halloween, or...
For most of my life, my Spotify playlists have been pretty standard. I started off in middle school listening to EDM, quickly moving onto Queen and other old-school rock bands recommended by my dad. I...
As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would...
On a sunny Sunday, hundreds of students, parents, teachers and community members gathered in the quad for the Saratoga Music Booster annual pancake breakfast fundraiser and also celebrated the 50th anniversary...
Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music...
Growing up, I repeatedly listened to the same collection of Chinese songs my mom would play during the car ride to elementary school from her huge stack of CDs. I remember telling myself that if I ever...
AP Music Theory, a course usually offered every other year, focuses on music fundamentals such as melody, texture, rhythm, pitch and key signatures.
According to AP Music Theory teacher Beth Nitzan,...
As a kid in elementary school, I was heavily influenced by my parents' taste in music. Some days I would listen to classical piano, enjoying the light scales and chords. Other days, I would listen to...
After listening to 21 Savage and Drake’s collaboration album, “Her Loss,” released last November, I was reminded that 21 Savage’s collaborations are much more entertaining than his solo music....
Pity poor young musicians like us.
When we go online to find free sheet music at a site like Musescore.com, a treasure trove of various music selections, we see a perfect “Pirates of the Caribbean”...
I don’t want this to be a story where I discuss my “emotional connection” to the piano, or how I’ve used the instruments I love playing as a “means to escape from reality.” That verbiage is...
I know we have all experienced this feeling before: A once beloved playlist becomes bland and boring as it slowly falls to the bottom of your music library. Sometimes all a dead playlist needs is...
