Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

If your jazz chords sound muddy or stiff, you might be using too many roots. Amy Nolte reveals the fix: rootless voicings that let the bass player do their job while you focus on color and rhythm.

How to play the iconic theme from UP on piano with this easy and beginner-friendly tutorial. Step by step, you’ll discover ...

Before he was weaving spare effects into intricate, unpredictable compositions, Daniel Lopatin—the electronic artist, producer, and composer better known as Oneohtrix Point Never —was a latchkey kid ...