Profile: Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar was an English, Romantic composer, who, according to Richard Strauss, was the "first English progressive musician". Although Elgar was mostly self-taught, his innate gift for music enabled him to reach creative heights only few are able to accomplish.

Music Education in the News: Yahoo Inc. has announced that it will be posting lyrics of 400,000 songs legally on their website's music section.

This Day in Music History: 1721 - The composer, violinist, music theorist and student of Bach, Johann Philipp Kirnberger, was born.