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How to Find Affordable Music Lessons

January 13, 2010

Yesterday, Contrapuntist and I received an e-mail from a blogger advertising an online computer game which teaches children how to play the ocarina. Part of the pitch was that it is for children who can’t afford to take music lessons on other instruments. The blogger also claimed that the online game followed an idea from [...]

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Grand Opening of the Chicago High School of the Arts

September 15, 2009

On Wednesday, September 8, The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) opened its doors. According to this news story on Chicago Public Radio, Chicago is the last major American city to create a public high school dedicated to the arts. That’s hard to believe, in a city with cultural institutions such as The Art [...]

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Guitar Hero and Rock Band: A Musician’s Perspective

January 26, 2009

I have been thinking about writing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band for some time. However, I reserved my commentary until I actually saw these video games in action for myself. Over the holidays I managed to witness both video games in action firsthand, and it left me with mixed feelings; just as they [...]

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How Music Saved My Life, and Why Music Education Should Be Taken More Seriously

June 27, 2008

A few days ago I came across a story reported by Reuters that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez public music programs have taken 300,000 kids out of slums in a country with some of the “highest murder rates in the world.” I was reminiscent of how music saved my life.  I grew up in [...]

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