A Playlist for Young Music Students – or anyone who appreciates a wide eclectic listening palette.
I hope you are having a super summer and getting some much needed recharging.
As you know, listening to quality music is one of the most important parts of being a music student. Hearing comes before sight as well as our ability to talk. Music is a language and the more your child listens to a wide variety of quality music, the wider your child’s view of the world. With that in mind, I wanted to let you know of an amazing resource called Spotify. If you didn’t already know, this a free software app/website that allows you to listen to about 90% of all recorded music for free – http://www.spotify.com. It’s like an internet radio station/library.
This is an amazing resource for teachers, students and fans. There are a few commercials, but you can pay for a premium version without commercials – which is how the musicians and composers get paid by the way. The best part of Spotify is the social aspect in that you can easily share songs and playlists with friends…and my students!
I’ve made an Essential Listening Playlist for my students.
It covers folk, jazz, blues, rock, bluegrass, country, film soundtracks, Colombian rock including one vallenato and some classical. It’s quite eclectic, and is chosen for quality of music, composition, styles and appropriate lyric content. You will never hear this on commercial radio – no Justin Beiber here! Once you subscribe to this list, you’ll receive updates as I add them, so in effect, I’ll be your DJ.
Essential Listening for Music Students
An eclectic mix of music by Andrew Ingkavet
There’s a ton of tracks here -so make sure you click through to the full list.
Here’s the link to my Essential Listening for Students:
http://open.spotify.com/user/
So set up your family computer, iPod, iPhone or smartphone with Spotify and enjoy!
