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The Virtual Podium: October 2010
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Saturday, October 30, 2010. The Score Marking Dilemma. First quarter of Grad School(yes the quarter system is weird) is almost complete. I performed in my first concert in a long time. Still in awe of playing on the Hindemith "Symphony in Bb" and Rodrigo's "Adagio" is one romantic, fiery piece! Playing with my iPhone4. Professor VanWinkle(New Mexico State) on Score Study. Denise G...
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The Virtual Podium: January 2012
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Monday, January 2, 2012. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Adam Gorb. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Adam Gorb (1958-Present) British Composer/Teacher. Gorb at the Royal Northern College of music. Born in Cardiff, Wales. Began composing at age 10 for piano and was featured on BBC radio (the piece was Pianist's Alphabet. Has won many awards including the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize.
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The Virtual Podium: May 2011
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Thursday, May 26, 2011. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Dr. Dana Wilson. Dr Dana Wilson (1946-Present) American Composer/Pianist/Teacher. Dana Wilson, Composer. Interested early on(HS) in improvisation and played guitar and piano. Holds degrees from Bowdoin College(BA Psychology, Music minor- 1968), UCONN(MA- Music Theory- 1975), and Eastman(Ph.D- Theory 1982). And the Ostwald Award.
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The Virtual Podium: December 2010
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Tuesday, December 28, 2010. Book Review: "The Wind Band" by Richard Franko Goldman. The Wind Band: It's Literature and Technique" by Richard Franko Goldman. Published by Allyn an Bacon, INC. Boston, 1961. One of the most interesting aspects of the book were the many lists of programs and instrumentations of various groups. As I program works that were written from earlier peri...
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The Virtual Podium: July 2011
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Saturday, July 30, 2011. Perspectives on Conducting Workshops: A Guest Blogger Article. Hello to anyone still out there. I'm sorry for the absence, but it has been a busy Summer. Professionally, I haven't been doing as much as I like. Personally, it has been the best summer of my life. More on that in another post. And the first movement of Holst’s. About The Guest Blogger:. All t...
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The Virtual Podium: April 2011
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Morton Gould. Morton Gould(1913-1996) American Pianist/Composer/Conductor. Child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition(writing at age 6). Studied at the Institute of Musical Art(Now Julliard). When Radio City Music Hall opened(1932), he was hired as the staff pianist. Morton Gould Circa 1941. Received the Kenn...
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The Virtual Podium: Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Adam Gorb
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Monday, January 2, 2012. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Adam Gorb. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Adam Gorb (1958-Present) British Composer/Teacher. Gorb at the Royal Northern College of music. Born in Cardiff, Wales. Began composing at age 10 for piano and was featured on BBC radio (the piece was Pianist's Alphabet. Has won many awards including the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize.
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The Virtual Podium: December 2011
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Wind Band Composer Snapshot: Felix Mendelssohn. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) German Romantic Composer/Pianist/Conductor. Considered a versatile prodigy who stood at the forefront of German music. His musical style drew upon a variety of influences Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Weber. His music reflects the tension between Classicism and Romanticism.
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The Virtual Podium: December 2012
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Thursday, December 27, 2012. I went to a few clinics that were worth a listen, but the best experiences were hearing students perform great music! What I discovered was passion for music making. This experience was repeated by The Woodlands and Marcus. I guess Midwest South is dominating! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Wind Conducting Symposium/Workshop Calendar.
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The Virtual Podium: July 2010
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My thoughts and reflections related to the field of wind conducting and music education. Feel free to comment all you'd like. Saturday, July 31, 2010. Now I'm recharging for the weekend, doing some more apartment shopping, and catching up online. I can't believe I hadn't been on my laptop all week. Then again when you're teching for the band 12 hours a day and then playing volleyball with the staff at night, there's little time for computing. I also need to get a chance to jump back on http:/...I hope th...