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Comment on Should Music be Socialist? by Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:37:10 +0000

I don’t want to be like Stostakovich being commissioned for the commies. While capitalism does have to deal with Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, I guess freedom does come with a price.

Comment on Is perfect pitch really perfect? It’s all relative… by mmoyes

mmoyes — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:05:58 +0000

Good to hear from someone with perfect pitch here, thanks for sharing! I like the idea of some things (shifting your car gears for example) being more natural thanks to your ear. Very cool example.

Comment on Is perfect pitch really perfect? It’s all relative… by Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:17:48 +0000

I grew up listening to music mom played cello, piano, rrecorder, I followed suit starting on piano at 8, then add cello, later add f horn (this was a killer since the written notes did not “sound” as written. I played soprano and tenor recorder but once again, the f instruments were murder. Singing and reading music has always been OK unless it is transposed. Then I have always been stuck. Playing and singg where the written lines move in and out with movable C cleffs I can handle – cello and tenor clef is a case in point. I got my degree in music education with an emphasis in applied voice, I am a tenor, life was easy to get a job often. Now I am a retired computer programmer and the sounds in my house drive me nuts. The living room fan is in b, the refrigerator is d mostly, the furnace changes. I got through listening tets at the University by memorizing the key of the listening test piece. I shifted gears in my car by listening to the pitch of the transmission – always had a stick shift car. Anyway it is damned handy to have, though everybody has always wanted me to make mistakes and that can be a pain, but the sounds in the world don’t always cooperate. So what is “normal”? anyway?

Comment on Is perfect pitch really perfect? It’s all relative… by mmoyes

mmoyes — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:13:16 +0000

I have heard the same thing from folks with perfect pitch. That being said, on the surface it sounds really awesome for a musician! They say Beethoven, Mozart, and other great composers had PP.

-Mike

Comment on Is perfect pitch really perfect? It’s all relative… by Doug

Doug — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:56:05 +0000

I think that perfect pitch can be more of a curse than a blessing. I had a roommate with perfect pitch freshman year and it drove him nuts!

Comment on It’s Time To Play… by Doug

Doug — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:04:18 +0000

Russ that’s fantastic to hear! It can be really tough for a new band to get a break for that first show. Sounds like you have a really great thing going there!

Comment on It’s Time To Play… by Russ StGeorge

Russ StGeorge — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:47:02 +0000

I host a jam and am always letting new bands or young kids come down and do there thing. I tell them to get three songs down as good as they can and come and play for a crowd. The crowd always welcomes new bands or young bands looking for a start. They bring all there friends and that gives them a great lift.

Comment on The Importance of Music Education – Music…What is it good for? Absolutely noth… wait what? by Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:59:40 +0000

I am one of those people who has a Bachelor of Music Education degree and got cut three years ago in my school district. I was teaching elementary general music for grades K-6. We had a fantastic program going that fed into the middle/high schools. Currently students are entering middle school with absolutely no experience with music and those teachers have to start at square one. It’s very difficult to build a middle/high school program without the students being musically educated on the primary level. Our district has no intentions of bringing it back. It’s extremely sad for the students. They want it, need it and most of all deserve it! I got assigned to a first grade classroom (without a multiple subject credential) and am going to probably be without a job soon because I haven’t passed section 2 of the CSET test. I currently hold a single subject credential/music, but that isn’t good enough for the general classroom. I want so much to return to teaching music! Hopefully someday soon.
Thank you so very much for your article, as you can tell, it really struck a nerve with me.

Comment on The Price of Disorganization by jfeist

jfeist — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:18:54 +0000

You might find the book “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. Really good, practical advice there. And talk to me!

Comment on Farewell tablature – A breakup story by jfeist

jfeist — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:59:42 +0000

“Live Art” is one of my favorite albums. But I’ve never been sure if “Live” was pronounced as an adjective or a verb.