Joe Bennett Music Services | Forensic Musicologist

This week Tony and I explored some nonsense… Across comedic, pop, and experimental music, artists have often set aside conventional lyrics in favour of glossolalic vocals. Glossolalia is defined by the use of non-lexical syllables or invented vocal sounds...

This week Tony and I blew our horns! The trumpet has played a central role in the development of Western popular music, particularly in jazz, where it emerged as a leading melodic and improvisational voice in the early 20th century. Its bright timbre...

This week Tony and I went a capella! A cappella, or acapella, music refers to unaccompanied singing, a practice that originated in Renaissance sacred music and later developed across classical, folk, gospel, and popular traditions. While historically...

This week Tony and I explored the Andalusian cadence! The Andalusian cadence is a descending harmonic pattern, most commonly i–♭VII–♭VI–V in minor keys, with roots in flamenco and earlier Iberian traditions. It has been used throughout classical music...