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Jul 38 min read

Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2

In part two, we learn how Copland created his distinctly American style and how McCarthyism impacted his career.

Mar 25, 20233 min read

Music Theory and Practice - Musical Motives or Motifs

Finding The Motivation Motivic Development What Makes A Musical Motive? A musical motive (sometimes motif) is the smallest...

Dec 20, 202214 min read

One Picture Is Worth One Thousand Notes – An Interview with Composer John Dante Prevedini

Our First Featured Interview! For our first interview on the Perennial blog, I spoke with composer and educator John Dante Prevedini. ...

May 12, 20224 min read

The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Creating A Haiku Song

The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Part 2 – Hanami and Haiku In our previous post, we were...

Nov 30, 202010 min read

Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments

Inventor and Composer In previous posts, we've focused on the instruments played in the conventional Western orchestra, some instruments...

Nov 2, 202012 min read

Music for the Dead – The Requiem

Music for Remembrance We've reached Fall 2020, a year that will no doubt be remembered as a year of transition and mourning. This past...

Oct 20, 20208 min read

Orchestration Basics – Understanding the Voice

More Than "Just A Singer" – Voices As Instruments In the last post, I introduced the four main voice types, as well as additional...

Oct 19, 202010 min read

Orchestration Basics – Choir – Voices Types

Classifying the Voice There are four main voice types in choral music: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.

Sep 5, 20207 min read

Welcome to The Virtual Classroom

If you are an educator, you may wonder how you can communicate effectively in the virtual space. And, if you are a learner, you may have a d

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