Music Around You!
Do you know the Music Around You? Try a musical class so you will.
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; “art of the Muses”).[1]
Music may be used for artistic or aesthetic, communicative, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The definition of what constitutes music varies according to culture and social context.
There are many types of music, including popular music, traditional music, art music, music written for religious ceremonies and work songs such as chanteys. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to aleatoric forms. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to individual interpretation, and occasionally controversial. Within “the arts”, music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art or as an auditory art. Music may be played or sung and heard live at
The Music Around You is an online music magazine and a blog about street musicians and music history.
Are you a fan of street music? If so, we have something to offer you!
What is The Music Around You? We believe that music is a big part of our lives, it’s a part of our past, present, and future. And we also believe that street musicians are the most creative people on earth.
The Music Around You will help you find out more about your favorite street musicians and their stories.
The site will also give you an opportunity to take lessons from the best musicians in the world, wherever you are.
[Music Around You](http://musarnd.blogspot.com/) is a blog about street musicians and music history. We are dedicated to finding the best street musicians around the world, identifying them, and promoting their music.
Our blog was founded by Dr. Stephen McDermott, one of the leading experts on street musicians in the world. He has written several books and articles on this subject, and just began his twelfth year as a professor of music at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Music Around You is a blog about street musicians and music history. We want to share our love for music with you by giving you interesting, concise and entertaining articles.
We’re based in Los Angeles, California, but we write about street musicians all over the world! Street musicians are amazing because they create music that is natural, improvised and often beautiful.
We are a group of musicians who have been studying music for many years. We decided to start this blog because we love sharing our passion with others.
We hope you enjoy our site!
My father was a musician who played with the most famous musicians in the world. I had a great experience of growing up in music and I learned a lot from him. This blog is all about street musicians, their stories and the music they play.
I have been playing piano since I was 8 years old, and I have been performing live since my early twenties. In this blog I will talk about how you can learn to play the piano and what makes it so special for me.
My goal is to inspire you to become an active learner, to help you discover new things, and to make your learning more interesting.
I was walking down a busy street in New York City when I heard a familiar tune. I stopped and looked around, wondering if it was coming from a nearby store or cafe, but it wasn’t. Instead, it was coming from a man sitting on the sidewalk playing the flute. He had an open instrument case before him and was wearing a hat that said “Please Support Live Music”. I dropped a five-dollar bill in his case and stood there listening to him play “Greensleeves” while I waited for the light to turn green so I could cross the street.
I thought about how much pleasure this man’s music had just given me. Not only did he make me stop and listen, but he took me back to my childhood when my mother used to sing that song to me as she rocked me to sleep. It was at that moment that I decided to do something about all of the wonderful music around us that we usually take for granted.
My name is John Williams and I am a musician, composer, arranger, teacher and writer–a career in music that spans over 30 years. My goal is to draw attention to the wealth of talent around us–talent that would escape our notice if we weren’t more aware of what we
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; “art of the Muses”).[1]
The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvised improvisational pieces such as jazz, to aleatoric forms such as chance music. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to individual interpretation, and occasionally controversial. Within “the arts”, music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art or as an auditory art. Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance, heard live as part of a dramatic work (a music theater show or opera), or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio, MP3 player, CD player, smartphone or as film score or TV show.
