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This is what I do for fun!
I am always a little worried when I post my music on this journal. I tend to assume that most folks don’t care about it. In some ways it’s being that geeky kid back in school again: I assume that aside...
View ArticleNutcracker, and the job that is impossible to get.
So this weekend I played the Nutcracker. There were a lot of notes. And a lot of the time I got both the right pitch and played it in the right place. Playing the Nutcracker is somewhat of a major...
View ArticleRarely heard recording advice.
For those of you who want to eventually end up in professional recording of music, here’s a nugget of advice you’ll probably never use: When recording a funk sousaphone, have the player check the felts...
View ArticlePiano Lessons
Interested in brushing up on those piano lessons you had had as a kid? Live in the silicon valley area? This person is awesome: http://takelessons.com/profile/linda-c
View ArticleOh…so THAT’s the Black Swan.
You know, usually when I talk about people on stage dancing around while pretending to be animals, folks think I’m talking about the latest convention and it’s masquerade. But in this case it was a...
View ArticleAn Evening with Danny Kaye (and the NY Phil)
Some kind person uploaded the entirety of “An Evening with Danny Kaye” to youtube. It’s a benefit concert from 1981 where he was fooling around and conducting the New York Philharmonic. Among his many...
View ArticleWhat if we treated Doctors like we treat Teachers?
I think it’s interesting when you contrast careers. Often it’s very effective when contrasting how we teach musicians and artists versus other careers. This one is a very effective illustration on how...
View ArticleUpcoming concerts!
Who: The Ohlone Wind Orchestra What: OWO Spring Concert (Concert Flyer) When: Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 2pm Where: The Smith Center on the Ohlone College Campus in Fremont, CA. Why: The OWO is probably...
View ArticleLe sacre du printemps
I’ve been struggling with how to write this one in a way that is interesting and conveys how much of what is about to happen is full of awesome. But it is hard. So let me try talking about the piece...
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