Posted by: clariniano on: May 22, 2011
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, 1st movement: (Hannibal; Die Hard) Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Flubber; Minority Report) Bach: ‘Badinere’ from Orchestral Suite no. 3: (The Father of the Bride) Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (2000 Leagues Under the Sea) Debussy: Clair de Lune (Ocean’s Eleven) Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance no. 1 [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: May 22, 2011
This post begins with how I wanted to be a music major starting in the middle of my high school years, but my parents did not want me to do that. Regrettfully, I listened to them, studied something else for 2 1/2 years, and left university because it was THAT important for me to do [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: May 22, 2011
A few days before writing this, there had been a news broadcast in a school where the entire elementary school was beating drums of various types to a fairly simple rhythm that repeated over and over. To me, this looks like a really bad music program. Students need to learn about melody and harmony in [...]
