Happy Blog Tidings! — Rebel Music Teacher

Dec 26
Dec 26 Aeolian Mode in Wham!'s "Careless Whisper"

Emily Langerholc

modes

Dec 20
Dec 20 The Compliment Game

Emily Langerholc

toolkit, teaching is great

Dec 8
Dec 8 Classical Samples in Billy Joel's "This Night"

Emily Langerholc

classical samples

Dec 6
Dec 6 Direct Modulation(s) in The Guess Who's "These Eyes"

Emily Langerholc

modulation

Dec 5
Dec 5 Asymmetrical Simple Meter in XTC's "When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty"

Emily Langerholc

meter

Nov 29
Nov 29 Cross-rhythm in The Decemberists' "The Gymnast, High Above the Ground"

Emily Langerholc

cross rhythms

Nov 28
Nov 28 Classical Samples in Pet Shop Boys' "All Over the World"

Emily Langerholc

classical samples

Nov 16
Nov 16 Rebelling in Tough Times

Emily Langerholc

what's happening, teaching is tough, teaching is great

Nov 7
Nov 7 We Make America Great

Emily Langerholc

what's happening, teaching is great

Oct 24
Oct 24 Tritone Interval & Changing Meter in Rush's "YYZ"

Emily Langerholc

intervals, meter

Oct 17
Oct 17 Cross-rhythm in The National's "Fake Empire"

Emily Langerholc

cross rhythms

Oct 13
Oct 13 Changing Meter in The Smashing Pumpkins' "Set the Ray to Jerry"

Emily Langerholc

meter

Oct 11
Oct 11 Asymmetrical Compound Meter in David Bowie's "Up the Hill Backwards"

Emily Langerholc

meter

Oct 6
Oct 6 Ascending Perfect Fifth in Lorde's "Team"

Emily Langerholc

intervals

Oct 4
Oct 4 Major Seventh Interval in Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why"

Emily Langerholc

intervals

Music education always & always looking forward.

Dec 26
Dec 26 Aeolian Mode in Wham!'s "Careless Whisper"

Dec 20
Dec 20 The Compliment Game

Dec 8
Dec 8 Classical Samples in Billy Joel's "This Night"

Dec 6
Dec 6 Direct Modulation(s) in The Guess Who's "These Eyes"

Dec 5
Dec 5 Asymmetrical Simple Meter in XTC's "When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty"

Nov 29
Nov 29 Cross-rhythm in The Decemberists' "The Gymnast, High Above the Ground"

Nov 28
Nov 28 Classical Samples in Pet Shop Boys' "All Over the World"

Nov 16
Nov 16 Rebelling in Tough Times

Nov 7
Nov 7 We Make America Great

Oct 24
Oct 24 Tritone Interval & Changing Meter in Rush's "YYZ"

Oct 17
Oct 17 Cross-rhythm in The National's "Fake Empire"

Oct 13
Oct 13 Changing Meter in The Smashing Pumpkins' "Set the Ray to Jerry"

Oct 11
Oct 11 Asymmetrical Compound Meter in David Bowie's "Up the Hill Backwards"

Oct 6
Oct 6 Ascending Perfect Fifth in Lorde's "Team"

Oct 4
Oct 4 Major Seventh Interval in Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why"

"It is my firm conviction that mankind will be the happier when it has learned to live with music more worthily. Whoever works to promote this end, in one way or another, has not lived in vain." - Zoltan Kodaly