Personal page devoted to folk music and its offshoots. Lists performers, books, and any other related material to folk music.

Many great tips and strategies are provided here to help with practicing. Although written for oboe players, the advice here can apply to any instrumentalist.

A series of practical pointers as to how a singer can effectively memorize music. Written by a university vocal performing artist.

A biography of famed country music singer Charley Pride, one of few African Americans in the industry to both perform at and be inducted to the Grand Ole Opry.

This is an excellent guide about oboe reeds. The article covers the subjects of tone quality and stability of the reed. The author describes the "performance of a reed by using four basic criteria: response, resistance, tone quality and...

This biography of cellist Yo-Yo Ma includes information on his albums and links to related topics. At the bottom of the webpage, there is a list of facts about the famous musician.

This resource features a brief biography about big band leader Duke Ellington. It includes some audio and video clips of his music.

After learning about Fernand Leger's sculpture, students will learn basic concepts of modern dance, create their own movements, select sounds or music, and combine all of these in a modern dance performance.

Featured is a list of well known Canadian musicians with brief biographies included.

A brief, yet detailed explanation of breathing and od the proper support needed for singing.