What Can Classical Music do for You?
With the NFL lockout still unsettled, perhaps it’s time to look at the second-highest form of public entertainment, in terms of billions of dollars in revenue. That form, which creates $14,500,000,000 in revenue each year in the United States, is Read More …
Many people think that in order to have a full-time career in music, one needs to be either a performer or a teacher. However, this is not true. The U.S. Occupational Information Network lists hundreds of occupations that require specialized knowledge Read More …
Most people moan and groan when their insurance bill comes due each year, and some people tend to skip the insurance altogether, which can turn out to be a big mistake. I certainly discovered this last summer, when on June Read More …
The other night I was watching a brilliant documentary about the legendary pianist, Glenn Gould. His talent was so extraordinary that even when people disagreed with his artistic interpretations, they had to agree that he had something that must be Read More …
A flood that forced me out of my apartment could not keep me from posting; however, a hardware failure on my computer did. My sincere apologies to everyone who missed me–I am back now, though, and refreshed from my enforced Read More …
March is National Music in Our Schools Month, and in honor of the occasion, I thought I’d present you with a top ten list of why children should be encouraged to listen to classical music and learn to play an Read More …
From a paper by John Sloboda (pdf file): The traditions and forms of the academy are, despite what some apologists claim, inaccessible to most people. Their inaccessibility is of two sorts. First, they do not reflect to most people the Read More …
Did this ever slip by us, under the radar! In case you were wondering, the passage of this resolution was unanimous in both houses of Congress. H.Con.Res.121 Agreed to May 15, 2007 One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States Read More …
A lot of my musician, actor, dancer, writer and artist friends, and a lot of people on the news, have been forecasting disaster for the arts, with the latest downturn in the economy. I have responded to several people privately, Read More …
Human resource experts are beginning to think that our focus needs to be not as much on science and math, but in the arts, in order to be globally competitive. An article by Kate Pielemeier in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may Read More …
