Note: This is a Letter To The Editor that I will be sending to the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 12, 2010 Dear Editor: When will the movers and shakers of our community realize that the closing of the Honolulu Symphony means further, and endless, ‘brain drain’? Our state already loses out when its …
This month I’m doing some volunteer music education work for the Boston Children’s Museum. I’ve always wanted the experience of working in a museum setting (something musicians don’t usually get; museum education is usually squarely in the zone of visual artists), as well as teaching in informal contexts. Plus, the BCM is full of opportunity …
Strategies for Solfège Study This section will serve as a guide primarily for students who are enrolled in Solfege classes with Larry Scripp, for whom I was a Teaching Assistant at New England Conservatory. I’m including some help for each of the main areas of Solfège study: Melody reading, rhythm decoding, practice methods, and note …