In a book about her life, Nina Simone wrote that everything that happened to her as a child involved music.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

But a few years later, the high sharp voice of Hank Williams would cut like a knife through the music world.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

In nineteen forty-two, orchestra conductor Andre Kostelanitz asked composer Aaron Copland to write a piece of music about Abraham Lincoln.

VOA: special.2011.02.07

In Washington,for example, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

When she was about four years old, she heard her mother struggling to play a piece of music on the piano.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Bits of paper called "confetti" are often used at parties, so Hailey chose a festive word for her festive music.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

Teaching at Howard gave Duncan the chance to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly black student population.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The Mills were one of the early bands of brothers to become a big hit in the music industry.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

When Scott was about seven years old he began taking piano lessons with a music teacher at his school.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

His name is Jose Feliciano. Here he plays a song that is based on traditional Spanish guitar music.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

Rapping could be described as speaking or singing words at a fast speed over music with quick beats.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

Nor does much of his music. It is a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

It enables the user to control the speed and sound levels of orchestral music playing on a computer.

VOA: special.2011.05.11

GAC,a cable television network for country music, broadcast a program May sixteenth to raise money for relief efforts.

VOA: special.2010.05.17