When you ask a musician how they “got that good” they will tell you, “Practice, practice, practice.” But, what is it they practice? That troublesome measure over and over? That same piece over and ...

It was the week after spring break and the freshman seminar hadjust finished a detailed discussion of the violin and the uniquequalities of its sound. Freshmen Lauren Carpenter, a violinist, ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a creative-comprehensive approach (CCA) when compared with a performance approach (PA) on the acquisition of basic music concepts and ...

(Book). Singers and actors who can learn music quickly and accurately have an enormous advantage in today s increasingly competitive field. With Music Essentials for Singers and Actors, award-winning ...

Trumpeter and composer Daniel Rosenboom is probably not going to land a record deal with a major jazz label anytime soon. That’s a shame. In these days of constricted jazz-related record industry ...

Students in grades 2 through 4 enter the Junior Program, designed to give the young musician a comprehensive grounding in music fundamentals and collaborative skills and to introduce more advanced ...