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During Dialogue on Disability Week, we take a look at some musicians and how they were or are able to compose, perform or conduct despite dealing with…
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Many of us are familiar with El Sistema, the music-education program, founded in Venezuela in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician, and activist José…
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Music Therapy has been shown to benefit people of all ages and abilities. It can improve cognitive, social, mental, physical and emotional needs. An…
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Before I begin this post, I want to introduce myself, as you most likely have not seen my name on this website before! My name is Ellen Robertson, and I…
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Joaquin Rodrigo was one composer who was blind, but wrote his music in braille, which was later transcribed into printed notation. But what exactly is…
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Deb Guarneiri is a music teacher on a mission: help people with upper arm disabilities to play the ukulele. Playing the ukulele brought her back to music…
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During Dialogue on Disability Week as we delve into the lives and stories of musicians who have overcome challenges to make the music they love, we are…
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When Rachel Flowers was born 15 weeks premature in 1993, she weighed just one and a half pounds. She lost her vision three months later due to a...
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Honey Meconi brings music history to life. In her new book, Hildegard of Bingen, Meconi offers fresh insight into one of the most creative composers of…
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An interview with bassist Gaelen McCormick about what she has been up to and what the next chapter of her life looks like.