

Tin Pan Alley
The Birth of Tin Pan Alley The term "Tin Pan Alley" emerged in the 1880s, referring to the gathering of music publishers and songwriters...


The Great American Songbook. What Is It?
The Great American Songbook is not actually a book per se but rather a term used to describe the most popular collection of American...


Jerry Herman, Composer & Lyricist
Jerry Herman was a child prodigy that became a composer/lyricist of some of the most successfully commercial songs of his time. Who...


Composer & Lyricist, Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser experienced a lot of success in his lifetime. He was an Academy, Tony and Pulitzer prize winning composer and lyricist. His...


Composer, Frederick Lowe & Lyricist, Alan Jay Lerner
Frederick Lowe/Alan Jay Lerner were a composing team that practically everyone has heard of as they were wildly successful for the small...
The Unseen Impact of Storytelling on the Art of Songwriting
Songwriting is much more than simply putting words to music. It's an intricate art that draws from human experiences, emotions, and...


COMPOSER, JIMMY VAN HEUSEN
Jimmy Van Heusen was a four-time Oscar winner for Best Song. He wrote for both the theatre and Hollywood but it’s tinsel town that gave...


Composer, Vernon Duke
Duke wrote both classical music and popular song. His songs are lush with melody with a distinctive musical language that is all his own....


Composer, Harry Warren
Warren was primarily a composer of songs for films. For a man that wrote over 800 songs, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards in the...


Bel Canto as a Vocal Technique
What exactly do people mean when they say they teach Bel Canto? It comes from the Italian and means “beautiful singing”. It evolved out...






















