Fickle Ears

Colin Holter of New Music Box makes an interesting point in a recent post when he writes that, "our 'instincts' may themselve...

Do you nod off at concerts? Do you find the concert hall to be cold and stale? Do you have trouble sitting still for longer than 30 seconds?...

I'm not talking about inspiration or motivation; I'm talking about electricity! A cursory glance around my study reveals that of all...

I was at a rehearsal a few weeks ago and one of the musicians said something really deep: "Harmony is the new avant-garde." I'...

Question of the day: does or does not Minneapolis have a "scene"? The reason I ask is because of the curious things I hear people ...

...when I was in high school. It was always more about marching than band. Our group was small, so there was no concert band, jazz band, pep...

Following up on the comments I've received so far about my study, I want to expand on the idea that public universities could be more pr...

Just as TV and movie producers seem to be running low on ideas these days, it seems like every other new jazz release is a tribute to someon...

Had the pleaure of taking in a marimba recital by Nathaniel Bartlett yesterday. He has a very interesting and surprisingly (to me) successf...

Read my study here . Post any thoughts you might have as comments to this thread.

Saw this short film yesterday as part of the Sound Unseen Festival . Ayler is one of those figures who, despite my best efforts to educate m...

It was long before my time but nonetheless not too terribly long ago that a college course on the history of European classical music would ...

This blog will be devoted to all things musical. I will not be discussing what I had for dinner last night or complaining about my friends. ...