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He's Southbound, and Lord He's Comin' Home to You
Dickey Betts died. If you need to read a biographical tribute, turn elsewhere. While there are plenty of cookie-cutter articles about Dickey Betts all…
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Dr. Tom Daniel
He's a Lousy Dad, But He's Right
If Mozart could remove all the politics from something like the Marriage of Figaro, then so can I, because this post is all about friendship, humor, and…
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Dr. Tom Daniel
The Southern Art of Blending
American music is Southern music. I’ve been making this claim for many years, and I’ve backed it up by identifying dozens of genres of significant…
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Dr. Tom Daniel
Where Do Musicians Come From?
“I’m not a virtuoso player, and I’m not getting any better, but I know how to do what I do.” ----Bonnie Raitt When I was a little kid, no one in my…
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Dr. Tom Daniel
Beyoncé and Cultural Appropriation
At the time of the Super Bowl in February, 2024, pop singer Beyoncé Knowles released two new singles that sounded a little different than her usual…
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Music Inside Your Head
The Power of Audiation
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Dr. Tom Daniel
HOW TO LISTEN TO MUSIC LIKE A MUSICIAN – HARMONY
In this next part of the series, we will explore Harmony, which is a highly complicated aspect of music. Harmony has to do with combinations of multiple…
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Dr. Tom Daniel
HOW TO LISTEN TO MUSIC LIKE A MUSICIAN – PITCH
Rhythm was easy. Pitch – not so much. The basic concepts of Pitch are easily understood by anyone, but projecting them into actual music is difficult…
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Dr. Tom Daniel
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