Ways to De-Stress
Sometimes the world seems so nuts to me that I can hardly stand it. Without detailing the news of the moment, suffice it to say that I find myself not…
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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…
I was delighted to hear George Marriner Maull’s “Inside Music” when he discussed how to listen to and enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the 4th movement. To have the words of the choral Ode to Joy translated and explained (word for word) was enlightening and inspiring as well. And to learn all the intricacies of the music itself was fascinating.