Oregon Music News by Barbara Mitchell on November 18, 2009 Sometimes the story behind a recording can eclipse the music itself, as it has repeatedly with local folk-pop outfit The Dimes. Stories about the band tend to focus on its unusual subject materials — the songs on the band’s first album were the result of [...]

So you’ve got your piano and you’ve bought some sheet music. You’ve been trying to teach yourself to play because, after all, you used to go to piano classes when you were younger and, well, how hard can it be to pick it up again? But, somehow, you just don’t seem to be making the [...]

There is a lot more to the story that meets the eye, at least, where Kelly Clarkson, the American Idol, is concerned. Her rise to the top of the charts was not an easy one and any struggling singer-wannabe can probably identify with the grit and determination this young pop singer has shown. Kelly Clarkson [...]

Some of the most common statements made by singing aspirants who lack in confidence are: I don’t have a naturally good voice, so I cannot learn to sing. I don’t think I will ever have a perfect pitch. Will I be able to hold long notes? Will I ever get vibrato? Let me assure you [...]