Professional Musicians

Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2

Janae Jean

Jul 38 min read

Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2

In part two, we learn how Copland created his distinctly American style and how McCarthyism impacted his career.

5 Chicagoland Arts Events for the Final Days of Summer

Janae Jean

Aug 27, 20234 min read

5 Chicagoland Arts Events for the Final Days of Summer

Arts Events for September School may be back in session, the sunset's may be coming noticeably earlier, and the most precocious of the...

Music Theory and Practice – Common Practice Voice Leading

Janae Jean

Mar 6, 20235 min read

Music Theory and Practice – Common Practice Voice Leading

Voice Leading or Chorale Writing What Is Voice Leading? Voice Leading, also called Part Writing or Chorale Style Writing, is...

Music Theory and Practice – Figured Bass

Janae Jean

Mar 5, 20233 min read

Music Theory and Practice – Figured Bass

Exploring Harmony Through Real Music Beginnings in The Baroque Era The Baroque era was a historical artistic period in Europe that...

Music Theory and Practice – So What's Bach Ever Done for us?

Janae Jean

Dec 27, 20225 min read

Music Theory and Practice – So What's Bach Ever Done for us?

Or, how studying music history makes you a better musician–no matter what genre you work in. Studying the history of music is beneficial...

One Picture Is Worth One Thousand Notes – An Interview with Composer John Dante Prevedini

Janae Jean

Dec 20, 202214 min read

One Picture Is Worth One Thousand Notes – An Interview with Composer John Dante Prevedini

Our First Featured Interview! For our first interview on the Perennial blog, I spoke with composer and educator John Dante Prevedini. ...

How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations

Janae Jean

Mar 29, 20225 min read

How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations

What are a performing rights organizations they and what do they do for music creators? You’ve been creating music for a while now, and...

Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to Counterpoint

Janae Jean

Aug 9, 20219 min read

Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to Counterpoint

Bringing the Baroque into the 21st Century What is Counterpoint? Counterpoint refers to an argument, idea, or theme used to create a...

Music & Arts at the Movies – 5 Composer Biopics for Movie Night

Janae Jean

Jul 12, 202112 min read

Music & Arts at the Movies – 5 Composer Biopics for Movie Night

5 Baroque and Classical Composer Biopics Music and movies have gone together since the earliest days of cinema. Silent films were...

Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments

Janae Jean

Nov 30, 202010 min read

Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments

Inventor and Composer In previous posts, we've focused on the instruments played in the conventional Western orchestra, some instruments...

Janae Jean

Nov 1, 20201 min read

Announcement! Join Us On Patreon

New Subscriber-Only Content and More Coming Soon! Like what you read in the Perennial Blog? This blog, while a labor of love, takes...

Orchestration Basics – Understanding the Voice

Janae Jean

Oct 20, 20208 min read

Orchestration Basics – Understanding the Voice

More Than "Just A Singer" – Voices As Instruments In the last post, I introduced the four main voice types, as well as additional...

Orchestration Basics – Choir – Voices Types

Janae Jean

Oct 19, 202010 min read

Orchestration Basics – Choir – Voices Types

Classifying the Voice There are four main voice types in choral music: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.

Janae Jean

Feb 8, 20206 min read

Sample This! Part 3

A Brief Introduction to Sampling in Music: Part Three Breakbeats, Turntables, Early Hip Hop In the previous installments, we continued...

Janae Jean

Jan 29, 20206 min read

Free in February! Museums and More

Get Inspired this Winter Snow. Ice. Sleet. Slush. Wind chill factors. Here in Chicagoland, it can be tempting to stay home and hibernate...

Musical Building Blocks – Creating Melodies with Tetrachords

Janae Jean

Oct 28, 20197 min read

Musical Building Blocks – Creating Melodies with Tetrachords

Just as DNA is made up of the building blocks (nucleotides) that tell cells how to make up organisms, there are building blocks that make...

What is Music Production? – Part 4 – Microphone Basics

Janae Jean

Jun 28, 20197 min read

What is Music Production? – Part 4 – Microphone Basics

Meet your new friend, Mike So far, on our study of "What Is Music Production?" We have discussed the various professionals roles that...

The Musical Bridge - Scandinavian Folk Music

Janae Jean

Jun 19, 201910 min read

The Musical Bridge - Scandinavian Folk Music

Here in Geneva, Illinois, mid-June means Swedish Days, the festival has 200,000 yearly attendees who come from across Illinois and beyond to

What Is Music Production? Part 1 – Roles & Goals

Janae Jean

Jun 16, 20197 min read

What Is Music Production? Part 1 – Roles & Goals

In today's musical world, there are more options open to musicians than ever before. We have access to DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) whe

Janae Jean

Jun 1, 20197 min read

Performance 101 – Stage Fright

When you imagine a musical performance, a variety of places such as coffee houses, recital halls, college campuses, bars and restaurants, o

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