The music genre poll results are in. ...

The Pixar-Disney movie Cars has re-popularized the song, Get Your Kicks on Route 66. Now you can get an even better cover of this great classic to download for your kids....

OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER:
THE WORST OF BARRY LOUIS POLISAR
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New Double CD Marks Award-Winning Children’s Musician’s 30th Year
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Song Tonic Press releases "Thanksgiving!" songbook and CD by award-winning composer/vocalist M. Ryan Taylor. ...

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce the winners for its 2005 annual competition. ISC received almost 15,000 entries from 82 countries in its fourth year, and has been called "the songwriting competition to take note of" by the New York Times. ISC prizes include more than $150,000 (USD) in cash and merchandise shared by 50 winners in 16 categories.
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Learning to play an instrument is enjoyable, and a confidence builder for children. Those are two examples of why the beginner flute is one of the most popular types of musical instruction offered around the world, and that should make it quite simple to find convenient and affordable flute instruction in your community.
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Kohler digital pianos, like some of their competitors, feature portable, upright and grand models. Pedal effects and keyboard "temperament" controls all effectively reproduce the versatility and color of an acoustic piano. However, if you are seriously considering an upright or grand piano, consider acoustic models in addition to the digital models offered by Kohler. ...

Any parent looking for a Yamaha flute as a beginner instrument for their child is in luck. Among flute manufacturers, the Yamaha flute combines a high standard of quality with one of the most affordable price ranges of any flute makers.


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Like all scales, a clarinet scale is something that you play over and over and over again. It's boring. It's tedious. You hate it. You hate it when you're an adult - so think about how it feels when you are 6-8 years old and really want to work on your pieces of music for band practice or orchestra, and instead are running up and down scales in various keys. Most students, especially younger ones, will ask why?...

Clarinet reed adjustment must be done properly in order for the sound your clarinet makes to be as clear a tone as possible. Even though the clarinet reed is such a small piece of wood, it can make or break how a piece of music sounds when played on the instrument - even the most talented clarinetist in the world will have a problem sounding professional with a badly fitted reed. A reed that isn't adjusted correctly can completely ruin the tone, and make the clarinet itself much harder to play....