Planetary Humanism

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 This was so heartwarming. Dear Friends and Fellow Humans, I turn 70 today. For 7 decades I’ve had the privilege of living out my childhood ...

music shown graphically

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In case your Monday students need a little extra help on musical terms like mine sometimes do.  find more via { gliss prints }

N'Awlins

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If I had to choose, I wouldn't mind a street parade like this for a funeral. via { offbeat magazine }

protecting cultural heritage

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I wonder if Opa saw this same sight on his way to Crimea, and what he would say about this senselessness of a power-hungry maniac.  Musician...

it's possible not to fake that passage

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This is one very clear reason why practicing scales and arpeggios is absolutely necessary. It is money in the future bank. I hope our Monday...

12 stradivari

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  This sounds VERY interesting. And usually nerding out over high-end, unattainable instruments just gets on my nerves.  The new documentary...

the music of what happens... future fridays

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I am putting this here as a reminder for myself and for anyone who needs to hear it.  As I continue to struggle, trying to find my place in ...

Bone Flutes

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"Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you dont really care for music, do you? It ...

art during war time

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As many of you know, I often struggle with the relevance of music in times of conflict: something I love so dearly can seem so tone deaf whe...

fail

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My favorite way to listen to a concert is as a page-turner so that I can follow along. This is priceless. To quote another clever person: iP...

3 Gs

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Viola nerd post alert!  This is one phenomenal way to use an 1/8 sized cello and to use the severe weather's downtime indoors. I have wa...

Ribs

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This is utterly fascinating. I was just thinking last week how I don't love other cultural characteristics the way I love German ones, t...

il solista

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lullaby

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 I love this so much and not just because these Brahms songs are some of my absolute favorites or because I met Marina when she was 17.   vi...

chocolate cello

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After the chocolate harp, I feel like any instrument made out of chocolate is fair game. But the caption is the best. Just imagine making a ...

first Friday falsetto

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 IYKYK: sight singing can be the bane of a music student's existence. The Bach Double is similar for Suzuki violinists. Hearing them tog...

multi-skilled performers

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I had no idea Charlie Chaplin could play like this! I feel like I could learn a thing or 2 about developing a more convincing performance pe...

genre mixups

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This is so funny and utterly sacrilegious--I hope your Monday has a similar element of fun in it despite the difficulty in beginning the wee...

toy orchestra

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 This is nothing less than sacrilegious, but still so funny especially if you know the real thing.  But nothing compares to the musical expr...

vocal connections... future friday

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I love this kind of communal singing, and would love to find people who enjoyed it similarly.