Francis Beaudry's Article in Music

1099 Should You Judge a Song by its Cover?
Did you know that children will show an interest in musical instruments at an early age? If your child is showing an interest in music, it may be up to you to keep their interest growing.
Posted on Aug-24-2009

1111 The Song Remains the Same
Did you know that children will show an interest in musical instruments at an early age? If your child is showing an interest in music, it may be up to you to keep their interest growing.
Posted on Aug-24-2009

1135 Get Your Children Excited About Music
Did you know that children will show an interest in musical instruments at an early age? If your child is showing an interest in music, it may be up to you to keep their interest growing.
Posted on Jul-16-2009

1340 Who Is Your Favorite Songwriter? Do You Know?
I’m sure you have had several favorite songs in your life. You probably have a favorite artist and a favorite album. So, who is your favorite songwriter? What? You don’t have one? If I were to ask you to name 5 pop songwriters, could you? I don’t know if I could. So, why is it that so few songwriters are known?
Posted on May-24-2009

1696 Church Music – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Over the past couple of decades the “praise band” has become more and more popular in churches. This change has introduced musical element to the church where individual musical skill is very exposed. The result has sometimes been pretty bad. So, what do you do when someone who isn’t very good wants to be a part of the band?
Posted on May-08-2009

1661 TV And Video Games Have Destroyed Our Children’s Musical Potential
Does TV rot your brain? Unless you believe the Hulu commercials, no, TV doesn’t rot your brains, but does it dumb you down and destroy your potential as a human being? I think you could probably make an argument for that, but hey why should I wait for you. I’ll go ahead and make an argument for it. And why stop at TV? Let’s toss in video games as well.
Posted on May-08-2009

1451 The Top Five Things New Musicians Struggle With
As people enter the world of music, there are certain things every musician struggles with. Some people are able to overcome these struggles more easily that others, but everyone faces these struggles. Knowing what these struggles are can help you prepare for them and overcome them more easily and quickly. So, what are these struggles?...
Posted on Apr-28-2009

1647 The Piano: Percussion or String?
The piano is perhaps the most widely used instrument in Western music despite its lack of portability and its great expense. Despite its popularity, however, few people are interested in the trivial facts that make a piano so fascinating and the question arises, What is the piano? It is a string or percussion instrument?
Posted on Mar-17-2009