Category: Music News

First Annual Benefit Concert for Youth at Jazz

3 December, 2009 (15:56) | Asheville Music School, Asheville area, Music News

This Sunday afternoon at the Orange Peel (2:30pm) the kids from the Asheville Music Schools Rock Academy will take the stage under the leadership of Anne Coombs for the First Annual Benefit Concert for Youth at Jazz. Youth at Jazz is a great organization that has helped many young people have an opportunity to [...]

Soli Classica – great Print Music Store in Asheville

21 November, 2008 (10:14) | Asheville area, Music News

Just wanted to post a quick mention of a relative newcomer to the Asheville music supply scene… Soli Classica. Karen Sams runs the store and will help you find just what it is you’re looking for. She is a piano instructor and has a good knowledge of the repertoire as well as familiarity [...]

Free Sheet music online

3 November, 2006 (12:33) | Music News, Site Info

Yes, I’ve talked about copyright some recently and it dovetails very nicely with this post. Most everything in the classical repertoire written before 1900 is currently in the public domain and there are lot’s of choices these days on editions for many of them, but many aren’t aware that many of these pieces are [...]

Another study on the benefits of Music Education

20 September, 2006 (10:57) | Music News

From the Canadian Press (wire source) via the Toronto Star…
Music lessons can help children as young as four show advanced brain development and improve their memory, even when it sounds like a budding musician is banging out little more than noise, a new Canadian study suggests.