16-year-old Chicago Cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing
From Chicago, Illinois, 16-year-old cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing talks with Kevin Olusola about her family and the importance of diversity in…
Leonard Bernstein on Ode to Joy
Listen and watch Leonard Bernstein discuss and conduct Beethoven's 9th symphony, Ode to Joy.
Richard Mata: Mariachi, my identity and passion Tedx Talk
Richard Mata is an advocate of Mariachi music. It is a universal music that is embraced by Asia, Europe and…
Jazz in America
Jazz In America site as it is sponsored by Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute and provides an actual teacher curriculum for…
Jazz Education Network
Jazz Education Network has wonderful resources for Jazz enthusiasts.
7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma plays for President John F. Kennedy
A 7-year-old Chinese cellist Yo-yo Ma, who was brought to the program's attention by Casals.
Famous Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto finale
Famous violinist  Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto finale.
Itzhak Perlman at 13 plays Mendelssohn
WOW! Violinist Itzhak Perlman Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at 13 years old.
Jazz Institute of Chicago
Founded in 1969, the Jazz Institute of Chicago promotes and nurtures jazz in Chicago.
Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” Live 1959
"Strange Fruit" is a song recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, written by Abel Meeropol and published in 1937.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's mission is to Inspire, Teach, Engage. See Rock & roll artifacts, special events…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Child Prodigy
Why are piano keys black and white?
How well do you know the piano? Here are 10 things about the piano that everyone should know!
Guitar History: How the Guitar has Evolved
The exact origin of the guitar is still a mystery. The word “guitar” probably comes from the ancient Greek word…
Chicago Mariachi Project
The Chicago Mariachi Project, founded in 2013, offers in-school and after-school mariachi classes at elementary, middle and high schools throughout…
Listen to Ranchera Mexicana Viejita Mariachis
The Racneras Doradas perform Mariaci favorites on Youtube: El Rey, Volver Volver, Cucurrucucu Paloma.
Guitars and the Cosmos
In this TedTalk, Matt Russo is an astrophysicist and musician who translates the rhythm and harmony of the cosmos into…
History of Mariachi Music
The earliest known incontrovertible reference to a mariachi appears in a letter written by priest Cosme Santa Anna in 1852.
Listen to Mariachi Music
Listen to Mariachi Music
West Music Website
The early development of mestizo folk music in Mexico is largely undocumented, making speculative any theories on the early evolution…