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The [fill in the blank] ensemble reinvented?

Posted in Curriculum, composing, Teaching Music, Music Education, Instrumental, Technology on March 1st, 2010 1 Comment »

The New York Times has an interesting article, titled “The String Quartet Reinvented,” about David Harrington’s (violinist and founder of the Kronos Quartet) role in broadening the stylistic oeuvre of string quartets and reinventing this type of ensemble. In addition to reminding me that some of my favorite groups are chamber groups and […]

Practicing, Composing, & Thinking Creatively in Music

Posted in composing, improvisation, Teaching Music, Music Education, Instrumental on March 21st, 2009 7 Comments »

Dave Douglas recently posted a thought provoking email from one of his readers raising questions about practicing, composing, and thinking creatively in music. Both the post and the comments are worth reading and thinking about. While the email deals with a university context it could easily be applied to public school music programs. The lingering […]