Week 7 Post: Interesting Royal Wedding Music Analysis

This is an interesting analysis of the music choices for the royal wedding... This is about the only thing that has interested me concerning the whole event!

I was happy to see Widor's Toccata being used as the processional... that's the same one I used in my wedding! Good choice William and Kate!

Check out the rugby connection pointed out in the music too...


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Wee6 post 2: Indie Jazz Band Tours by Train!

Here is an interesting article about an Indie jazz group that is taking their tour by train!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/04/portlands-blue-cranes-take-wing-on-the-rails.html

Here is one of their performances on Youtube... they're kind of interesting, but they could use another tuning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weavi5KjIS4

Week 6 Post: Awesome Cal Arts Musical Robots!!

Check out this cool creation, a musical performing robot that performs with other robots!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/04/robots-are-ready-to-jam.html

See another article on NPR:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127140593

Week 5 post LA Philharmonic Longtime Manager celebrated

This is a neat article about a tribute to the long time managing director of the LA Philharmonic Ernest Fleischman, and some of the landmark, trend setting accomplishments that marked his career from 1969 to 1998.

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Week 5 Post Funky Winkerbean Honors!

This is a cool article about MENC honoring the cartoonist behind music education comic strips "Funky Winkerbean" and "Halle Dinkle."  Check out the cool cartoon he created that was presented to the secretary of education at a rally to support music and the petition for equal access to music education.

http://www.menc.org/news/view/cartoonist-illustrates-message-of-rally-for-music-education/

Post Week 4: Interesting Grammy Changes!

Finaly, fewer awards! It's a chore trying to exxplain the whole thing to my students every year!!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/04/grammy-award-changes-affect-classical-jazz-categories.html

Post Week 4: All State Jazz Director Article

This is a neat article about an experience with working with an all state jazz band.

http://www.menc.org/news/view/all-state-jazz-conductor-says-working-with-student-musicians-is-intense-exhilarating/