The written word is pretty vital - it's useful for everything from lyrical emotion, comedy and drama, through to the instructions for your dishwasher! If we take written word to a performance level, ...

There are few things more daunting than sitting in front of a large stack of complicated sheet music. Whether you’re a pro looking to brush up on the basics or if you’re totally lost after falling ...

Paul McCartney became one of the most successful musicians of all time without the ability to read or write music. He’s not alone in this — many popular artists can’t read or write music, including ...

Phoenix New Times readers got hit with plenty of bad news from the Valley’s music scene in 2025. This year, they said goodbye ...

Reading music might seem like a rather crucial part of being a musician, but it’s not as important as one might assume. In fact, some of your favorite musicians likely don’t know how to read music, ...

In the latest episode of iHeartPodcast series McCartney: A Life In Lyrics, The Beatles' grand finale to the Abbey Road album is under the microscope with the songwriter and host, poet Paul Muldoon.

Reading an autobiography is one of the best ways to get a deeper understanding of your favorite artists, their creative processes and the path that led them to stardom. From Johnny Cash to Michelle ...

For years, fans of Taylor Swift have speculated about the extent of her musical abilities, often focusing on the question of whether or not the extraordinarily popular singer-songwriter can read music ...

Reading is Fundamental is the oldest and largest American nonprofit organization that exists to promote children's literacy. Empowering and encouraging kids to read is a cause that everybody can get ...

You don’t need to be able to read sheet music to be a musical genius. It can’t hurt, but if the long list of influential musicians who couldn’t read a note of music is anything to go by, it’s not ...