A fascinating video about how musicians communicate expressivity, discussed here on the website “brainpickings.” The interplay between music and emotion, which we explored on Monday with 7 must-read books on the subject, is undeniable. But if most of us ordinary people are so powerfully affected by music, we can only imagine what that experience must […]
In the middle of the music
International award winning University of Maryland:
Congrats to University of Maryland & Houston
Two American University Choirs did very well in the 2011 Florilege Vocal de Tours Competition last week: The University of Maryland and the University of Houston. Maryland was directed by Edward Maclary who also won the prestigious "Prix du Chef de choeur" – an award given to a conductor for his expert direction […]
Crowd-sourcing a google doc – collaboration at conferences
This is a great idea for taking notes at conferences or for students in your classes: using one google document with multiple editors. I just read about this on the Chronicle for Higher Education Website, but I’ve advocated it for a couple of years: Just minutes before my lightning talk, I created a relatively simple […]
Bach in New York
I was in New York City over Memorial Day and stumbled upon a terrific concert of Bach cantatas by Julian Wachner and the Trinity Choir from Trinity Wall Street church. What a concert! They were superb – excellent singing, crisp diction, outstanding orchestra. They are putting on a series called Bach @ One […]
Awkward Moments
It isn't often that the president's actions intersect with music, but we have one today – this from ABC News: The president and the orchestra at Buckingham Palace this evening were a bit out of synch. When the president toasted the Queen the orchestra misunderstood a pause and what seemed to be a cue […]