Musicology can be humorous at times. Particularly when well-respected scholars sling academic mud at each other. My assignment for this paper is to read the different arguments pertaining to Tchaikovsky’s death and then come to a conclusion about which one is true. Just in case you aren’t familiar with this subject, the debate centers around [...]
Archive for April, 2007
academic cat-fighting
Posted in music on April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
mechanics vs. musicality
Posted in music, teaching on April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I had an interesting teaching epiphany this evening. You might even say it was a music epiphany. My student (college-age) was having difficulties learning the right hand part of a Baroque Rondeau–reading notes is a challenge for him, especially when simultaneously moving his fingers appropriately. He tends to get hung up on the mechanics of [...]
holy week
Posted in church on April 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Someone asked me a few days ago why anyone would want to go to church four times during one week. I suppose it seems strange to someone who doesn’t ordinarily participate in a liturgical church, and I can’t speak for everyone who attends all the services during Holy Week, but I can at least speak [...]
organ adventures, or how I nearly fell off the bench
Posted in church, music on April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Playing the organ always is an adventure–a disconcerting, somewhat terrifying adventure. This morning was no exception, and made worse by the fact that I didn’t have a whole lot of time to practice this week. The last time I played these hymns was, well, last year at Palm Sunday. I was a whole lot [...]
