It’s time for music theory, as taught by me, your humble teacher and conductor, Taylor Mason. Favorite classical piece: Bronze Lullaby. Favorite Gershwin piece: Rap City In Blue (Hardcore Mix) What is a “harp?” Answer: a naked piano! What is music sung by 2 people? Answer: a duel! (Which defines the Nelly and Tim McGraw song “Over and Over”) What is a Virtuoso? Answer: a musician with really high morals and a pristine record, not to mention unparalleled ethics! Who was Rossini? Answer: a guy who invented pasta. A text-message summation of Beethoven: he wrote music even though he was deaf. In fact, he was so deaf he wrote really LOUD music. If he were alive today he would be celebrating the 186^th anniversary of his death. (That’s true – he died in 1827) What is a Refrain? Answer: something you should try not to do. It’s the part in the song where you don’t sing. What is a Fugue? Answer: it’s a battle between musicians, kinda like a gang war. What is a Sextet? Answer: I’d rather not talk about this one. A text-message summation of J. S. Bach: he had many children, but still found time to practice on an old spinster in the attic. The big news in this blog? I will be performing this summer, every Thursday night starting July 25, on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey! Shows are at 8:15pm and you can get all the information right here: http://www.moorlynfamilytheatre.org/liveshows.html OR! Call 609-399-0006  See you there!