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Music Education Blog
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A daily blog on anything and everything relating to music education.
Recent Posts
Remembering Dan Fogelberg
Today marks the second year death anniversary of singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. Inspired by the songs of the Beatles, Dan began writing his own songs when he was 12 and later formed his first band called the Clan. Later, Irving Azoff, a music agent...
In the News...
The Dr. Phil Foundation has partnered with "Little Kids Rock" and launched a new program that aims to bring music education to students in 10 cities across the U.S.A. The program is called "Little Kids Rock Across America" and is focused on helping ...
Dinah Washington
On this day in 1953, Dinah Washington died in Detroit, Michigan. Also referred to as "The Queen of the Blues," Dinah Washington was a well-known vocalist of the mid-20th century. Her versatile vocal ability enabled her to record songs in various genr...
Musical Box
If you're still not done with your Christmas shopping, consider giving musical boxes. Musical boxes make great gifts for moms, young girls, teens, grandmothers, or any special lady in your life.. Nowadays there are a variety of styles and tunes to ch...
On the 12th Day of Christmas
It's barely two weeks 'til Christmas and today's countdown brings you a carol that started out as a poem, one of the most versatile composers of the Renaissance, a coming of age film and one of the most unique activity toys I've seen this year. On th...
Movie of the Day
In today's countdown we feature a film that is based on the life of keyboardist/musician Ray Charles. Charles, played by actor Jamie Foxx, had to overcome great obstacles in life including his blindness and drug addiction. A very inspiring movie on t...
