It’s tempting to think of culture in organized periods: Renaissance art, then Baroque music, then a Classical style, then Romantic. Timelines want this kind of order, but the history of culture is never so neat.…
If you’re not sure where to begin with Classical Music, try listening to a short excerpt rather than trying to get through an entire symphony, opera scene, or chamber music piece. Even a two- or…
Stand before the painting for a few seconds before trying to identify it. Wait a second and do not yet search for the painter’s name and certainly do not run over to the description hanging…
When a timeline is not essentially just a list of dates, it’s much more manageable to use. For the beginning music and art history student, the aim isn’t to remember every year, every king, every…