Don't miss this special interview within a mini-documentary titled Demystifying Conducting: The Connection Between Gesture and Music. In the video,Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor. The computer graphics are spectacular and so is the content. Special thanks to Brian Galante for […]
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The Mystical Union of Text, Music, and Experience
I'm teaching choral conducting this semester and I'm in the middle of a unit on the importance of text in choral music. I'm using as my basis an article from one of my mentors, John Dickson, who recently was named Director of Choral Activities at LSU. I had a fabulous choral methods class with […]
Coming Soon: SKYPE Choir?
Skype is becoming popular in music lessons around the world. Will a SKYPE choir be next? See this from the New York Times: Skype and other videochat programs have transformed the simple phone call, but the technology is venturing into a new frontier: it is upending and democratizing the world of music lessons. Students […]
Gamechanger: CadenzaOne
You’ve heard a lot about our frustrations with Music Publishing over the years. It looks like CadenzaOne is trying to provide an answer. J.D. Frizzell, creator of the company, gives an overview: I have spent my life’s savings (plus some) to build a comprehensive, easy-to-use, web site for both independent composers AND publishers. […]
What cures a broken heart?
It looks like classical music – especially opera – helps us heal. Especially heart transplants! This just in from NewScientist: Classical music is good for the soul and maybe the heart too. Mice with heart transplants survived twice as long if they listened to classical music rather than pop music after their operation. Masateru […]