Discovery Orchestra Chat 141 – Musical Comfort Food
Maestro Maull shares his thoughts about music that feels incredibly comforting using Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 to illustrate.
AHA moment
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…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 139 – Practice Listening
How can you practice “listening”? Find out in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!
Birthday Blog
Birthday girl, birthday boy, birthday cake. . .I thought why not birthday blog! It’s true. October is my birthday month, and I know that many other people share it including…
What Can You Notice?
This blog is actually an assignment. My music listening students ask me on occasion: “What can I do to practice active, perceptive listening?” This is a good question, and I…
Thank you so much for inviting us to attend the Saint-Saens “Organ Symphony” recording session. I have always enjoyed listening to this work. As is always the case, your tutorial was excellent! I cannot believe how much more I now know about the “Organ Symphony”. And with more understanding comes a better appreciation. The Discovery Orchestra is much bigger than I remember. Their performance was excellent and truly exciting! A really big pipe organ performed by Mark Miller further enhanced the entire listening experience.