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Zara Loves Germs: a children’s operetta in development
Title: Zara Loves Germs What: An Operetta for children in 30 minutes (2 acts) Four characters, plus a ‘mime’: Zara - the heroine Mya - the comic sidekick Eli - the nerd sidekick Brady - the antagonist bully Mr. Heinz - the Science teacher (mime) Instrumentation:...
Thoughts on the pursuit of an optimum efficiency in playing a musical instrument. These are all reflective from my own practice.
022423 Instrumental Technique & EnergyIt takes very little physical energy to play an instrument well. The most efficient playing is achieved when energy is conserved. Regarding energy, this refers to the physical output, decreased by gravity (and instrumental...
Making Friends with the Metronome
Not too long ago, a friend and I were playing the Brahms Sonata in G Major for Violin (friend) and Piano (myself). The music-making was very satisfying, however coordinating Brahms’ hemiolas between the instruments requires a higher-than-usual level of math. My friend...
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