From Zen Habits – a way to still yourself as the semester begins to get crazy: 1. Start your day in stillness. Whether it’s sitting with a cup of coffee as the world awakes, or sitting on a pillow and focusing on your breath, stillness is a powerful way to start your day. It sets […]
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Happy Valentines Day: There Goes My Heart Again
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Eric Whitacre talks about Lux and When David Heard
Suite 101 interviews Eric Whitacre . . . and I discover the interesting story behind “Lux Aurumque” and the heartwrenching facts surrounding “When David Heard.” A preview: . . . . he said he wanted to commission a piece from me in memory of his father, who had just passed away. He wrote […]
How Can I Keep from Singing – the unlikely singer
Slaves, prisoners, and those buried alive – they sing. My good friend Terre was moved to blog about the impact singing has on the lives of the troubled: These anecdotes demonstrate the deepest purpose of singing. Words are not enough, once the circumstances of life become overwhelming. Whether a heartbroken teenager listening to the […]
Do I have to use a pattern?
Helping you Harmonise gives us a nice discussion on the use of conducting patterns in conducting. See what you think: The Case for Patterns They provide a lingua franca common to musicians across the western art tradition They reflect and articulate the underlying rhythmic structure of the music They provide a clear framework to help […]
Music is NOT the Universal Language
Tim Sharp gives us a realistic look at the universality of music when it comes to literacy: Like it or not, as we work in the 21st century, in every other way, music is NOT a universal language. Accepting that it simply “is” does not cut it any longer. On the subject of style […]