When William Nyaho was the guest artist at our state music teachers conference several years ago I was thoroughly impressed with his personable and engaging style as both a performer and a teacher. His performance of numerous styles of music was fabulous, but when he played the second of the set of Three Jamaican Dances […]
Resource Reviews
An Interview with Paul Musgrave
Co-author of the newly published Dr. Mozart Theory Workbooks (click here for the review), Paul Musgrave, joins us today on Music Matters Blog for an exclusive interview. Music Matters Blog (MMB): What is your musical and teaching background? Paul Musgrave: After graduating from Juilliard, my co-author, Machiko, taught piano and theory at Soai University in […]
Review of Doctor Mozart Theory Workbook 1
[NATALIE’S NOTE: Following my initial review of this workbook, I spent some time looking through it again and decided to repost a review that was more inclusive. If anyone else is as picky as I am about theory workbooks, you know how hard it is to find one that you really like. That’s why I’m […]
FlexiMusic Wave Editor Review
If you are looking for an easy, inexpensive way to record audio in your studio, check out the FlexiMusic Wave Editor. While the fact that this software was designed by an India-based company is sometimes reflected in the fragmented use of English, the design and features are well thought out and fairly intuitive. You can […]
Interview with Ben Lansing
Yesterday I posted my review of the wonderful new music history guide, Bigwigs of Classical Music. Today, author Ben Lansing joins us on Music Matters Blog for an exclusive interview. Music Matters Blog (MMB): What is your musical background? Ben Lansing (BL): As an instrumentalist, my music training includes piano from middle school to college […]
Bigwigs of Classical Music – A Review
On its back cover Bigwigs of Classical Music promises the reader a unique, easily accessible, humorous, illustrated presentation of the fascinating story of history’s greatest music. And amazingly, author Ben Lansing delivers on every count! If I had to sum it up in two words, I would call my journey through this 310 page music […]
