Books | ‘The Ninth’: The politics and history that shaped Beethoven’s last symphony | Seattle Times Newspaper. Some orchestra needs to come up with a “beyond the score” type multimedia performance of the ninth. It sounds like this book would…
Great comment on practicing from Prince
I get some really thoughtful and insightful comments on this blog. But the only people to see them are me, and maybe someone else who comments on the same post. When I see a great comment, like the one below,…
The Incessant Noise: Daniel Goode – Circular Thoughts
The Incessant Noise: Daniel Goode – Circular Thoughts. From the blog “The Incessant Noise, rare and forgotten experimental music.” I enjoyed the vivid description of the music in the second paragraph: “Circular Thoughts” was composed in 1974, and was first…
Why I’m not a show-off- A brilliant British pianist defends his subtle approach
Why I’m not a show-off. I’ll have to check out his Beethoven Sonatas recording. These days, it’s nice to hear a performer who does not aim for glamor in their performances. I also like his quote about Beethoven and Schubert,…
Few resources available for online musician practice logs
In a quick search for “music practice group” or “music practice blogs” or “music practice journal”, I got only a few useful sites, most of which offer to sell book for logging practice sessions. Only one App for practice logging…
Group Practice Journals for all Musicians.
July 6 Update: If you want to start writing your practice journal, or respond to someone elses, please join the Musician-Practice-Group. To do so, please find Create an Account in the sidebar at right. After you register, login with your…