December, 2017

45 Posts
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Silly Symphonies, Loony Tunes, and Merrie Melodies
Classical Music in Animation I
Early in his animation career, Walt Disney discovered the importance of using music in his cartoons – his first animation with his new character, Mickey Mouse, was also the first animation to have synchronized sound. The steamboat chugs, Mickey sings,
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Changing the Vocabulary
The way we interact with students, and the language we use with which to communicate with them, can have a profound effect on how our students react to our teaching and their own attitude to music making. Young people in
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Mapping the Musical Genome
The Mozart Family
The name “Mozart” is almost universally associated with the musical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus. However, Wolfie was not the only Mozart with significant musical talent, just take a quick look at his father. Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) was a
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KAPRÁLOVÁ, V.: Piano Music
Sonata Appasionata, Op. 6 I. Maestoso. Appassionato From KAPRÁLOVÁ, V.: Piano Music (2017) Released by Grand Piano Kaprálová: Sonata Appasionata, Op. 6 – I. Maestoso. AppassionatoDespite her tragically brief life, Vítězslava Kaprálová is now considered the most important female Czech
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Sasha Cooke
‘Be open to those surprises’ Having just starred in the world premiere of Nico Mulhy’s new opera Marnie at English National Opera, American soprano Sasha Cooke speaks to me on one of her rare days off.
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