Whether you are stealing online or off, stealing is wrong. Whether you get caught or not, stealing is wrong. But what about sharing music? Is that wrong? Learn about copyrights, fair use, and music piracy, with these hot sites…[Continue]
Internet Radio
Many radio stations can be heard over the Internet through a process called streaming. Streaming allows you to listen to a program while it is being downloaded, instead of waiting for the download to finish Without streaming, you would need …[Continue]
The Beatles
On February 9, 1964, the Fab Four from Liverpool made their first live American television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and started a peculiar type of hysteria known as Beatlemania. I grew up with the Beatles, and now, as …[Continue]
Piano Lessons
“The Internet has everything,” I overhead one grandmother explain to another during an elevator ride. (Is it considered eavesdropping if you’re in a elevator?) I, of course, agree. The Internet even offers free piano lessons. I’m not suggesting that computerized …[Continue]
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770 , and is known as one of the greatest composers in history. His work marked a turning point for composers, who had previously written primarily for religious services, …[Continue]
Ballet
When I was five I had pink ballerina wallpaper on the walls of my room. Every night I would say good night to those ballerinas, making up names for them as I went along. I dreamt ballerina dreams well into …[Continue]
