Today we’d like to introduce you to our newest Upcurrent Pro, Ilichna Morasky, offering digital creative training in graphic design and illustration.
Student Spotlight: Listen to New Works from Soundfly Student Artists
The 12th edition of our student work sharing series, get cozy with these winter warmers! And get ready to add some new tracks to your favorite playlist!
5 Free Online Resources for Learning Music Theory (Plus a Bonus)
We’ve scowered the web to find these five great websites where you can improve your knowledge and grasp of music theory concepts entirely for free!
Are Our Cities Getting Louder? On Noise Pollution in Urban Environments
Our cities are getting noisier as populations grow, and we’re feeling an array of negative health consequences as a result. Here’s what to do about it.
How a Positive Listening Habit Will Make You a Better Musician
Active Listening is a great skill for musicians to develop when looking to improve but Passive Listening helps to provide a foundation for positive mindset.
4 Great Nicknames in Blues History
Read the stories of four of our favorite American blues musicians to see how they ended up with some of the best nicknames of all time.
How a Speaker Produces Sound
Learn what makes your living room speakers different from your ear bud headphones and how our ears perceive sonic information in this quick read.
The Best Choruses We Heard in 2019
2019 was a year of smash hits, global pop moments that shattered the musical landscape. Let’s dive in to some of the choruses stuck in our ears all year.
Samples and Interpolations: On Resistance, Rockism, and Reanimation
A lengthy OpEd on the historical progression of sampling and interpolating music to modern popular creative ends and how context plays an important role.
Shoutin’ Out: A Crash Course on Blues Shouting
A closer look at the tradition of “blues shouting” in the early 1930s and ’40s, which helped inspire the creation of rock ‘n’ roll out of jazz and gospel.