Dynamics

Music in the Bar

Many of us have been in bars, clubs and restaurants where there was live music. We’ve been there when trios played and when a lonely singer was holding forth. The…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 140  – Noticing Dynamics

Discovery Orchestra Chat 140 – Noticing Dynamics

One of the elements of music is dynamics, which is the use of loudness and softness for expressive, inflective purposes. In this Chat, Maestro Maull asks you to notice how…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 129 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 8

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this last Discovery Orchestra Chat on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat 122, Part…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 128 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 7

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this seventh of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 127 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 6

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this sixth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 126 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 5

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this fifth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.

— Outreach Program Attendee