Dancers love using music to express themselves. Music can help create routines for competition or simply practice purposes. No matter where it takes place – in your car, at a club or solo at home – dancing releases dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins that give us all that extra boost of energy we need for […]
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Music made with electronic sounds or instruments is a broad genre that encompasses numerous subgenres such as house, trance, techno, breakbeat and others. Magnetic tape was once the go-to format for musicians to record and edit together acoustic sounds into musique concrete pieces. In the 1970s, synthesizers began to emerge alongside bands like Kraftwerk. Furthermore,
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Rock music wasn’t invented by one person; rather it developed from an amalgam of musical styles and cultural shifts over time. Rock really took hold in post-World War II era as teenage generations came of age with greater freedom and disposable income searching for songs to reflect their emotions and experiences. Chuck Berry Chuck Berry
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Rappers use various styles to express themselves musically. Some utilize beats reminiscent of funk or drum and bass while others may rely on lyricism and storytelling as means to do so. Hip-hop’s advent in the 1970s revolutionized longstanding African-American musical traditions, as artists such as Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, N.W.A and Public Enemy created personas
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This beloved trance classic first debuted as State Of Grace in clubland, but upon its re-release in 1995 it quickly rose to global fame, quickly topping UK dance charts and climbing US Billboard charts; even appearing as part of Sister Act’s opening scene! Over the last year, there has been an avalanche of pop songs
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John Cage’s music stands apart from all others in that his compositions use any and all sounds around you to compose musical pieces. Cage collaborated closely with pianist David Tudor as his main interpreter and collaborator, often creating musical puzzles for Tudor to solve, such as graphic scores or cartridge music from 1960. Sound Cage
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Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett collaborated in 2003 for their song, “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” which has come to symbolize escaping everyday life by enjoying drinks with friends. Jim “Moose” Brown and Don Rollins didn’t originally write this song with Buffett in mind; but their luck changed when he ended up on it! It’s Five
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Dancing Queen is pop music at its highest possible level, reflecting upon how we only experience life’s best moments once and how the rest is just a gradual journey towards its inevitable yet unknown end. Published worldwide in 1976, “Dancing Queen” quickly became one of ABBA’s signature tracks and an iconic moment in their creative
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In the 1960s, rock music emerged as an instrument of protest. From Phil Spector’s orchestrated wall of sound through Motown barbershop-style close harmonies and Beach Boys harmonic fantasies – popular music became intrinsically tied with social issues such as feminism, Black Power and Civil Rights Movement. The Impressions The Impressions were an influential doo wop
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As hip-hop celebrates 50 years of revolutionary culture, its original pioneers (OGs) are showing they still have what it takes. From selling out stages like Yankee Stadium to engaging in back-and-forth song battles – they’re making sure their legacy lives on. Rising stars in rap are pushing boundaries and stretching what rap can be. From
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