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Childhood Music and the Shaping of Identity
This is a guest post by Beth Cook, a writer living in Portland, OR. Listen to our conversation on Zeitgeist Radio HERE. I’ve been...
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May 22, 20236 min read
7 Ways to Use Music at Home with Your Aging Loved One
This is a guest post by Alexis Baker, music therapist at Bridgetown Music Therapy Did you know that music can be a daily activity for you...
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May 8, 20235 min read
A conundrum of numbers: the complex, hidden role of music assistant in musical theater
If you ask most folks what important roles are involved to put on a musical, they’ll likely mention the composer, conductor, director,...
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Apr 24, 20237 min read
How to write a song
“The best songs are the ones where you feel like you've dialed into the cosmic radio and they're there already,” Ed Kopp tells me on...
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Apr 10, 20236 min read
Tooth and nail: talented women composers in classical music history
If you go to a classical music concert, chances are you’ll see a some amazing pieces performed… and chances are the entire concert will...
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Mar 27, 20234 min read
The 90s called and want your music program back
In Episode 5 of Zeitgeist Radio, guest Dave a.k.a. Warrior Bob describes his early musical journey with a type of software called...
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Mar 13, 20233 min read
Sing with Gusto! Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing
Shape note singing, also known as Sacred Harp singing, is an American practice of singing and reading music. It has its roots in colonial...
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Feb 27, 20233 min read
What the heck is a symphony?
My friend, performer and transcriber Christopher Steig, calls the symphony "the pinnacle of instrumental music in the classical idiom."...
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Feb 13, 20235 min read
You're not tone deaf!
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they were tone deaf..... Well, I'd have enough to buy myself a few lovely lattes--the...
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Feb 6, 20233 min read
Owning the masters: how the legal system fails artists
"Owning the masters," in addition to being a phrase that feels like Game-of-Thrones-level badassery, is a really, really important...
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Jan 30, 20235 min read
8 steps to make time for singing when you’re busy
Let's be honest: almost none of us practice as much as we want to. And for adults learning music for fun, it can be doubly hard to make...
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Jan 23, 20233 min read
A Brief History of Recording Technology
I could argue that the earliest "recordings" of music were inscribed in clay tablets--the earliest written music. Notation brought with...
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Jan 18, 20232 min read
Welcome to Zeitgeist Radio
I'm excited to announce that in 2023 we will welcome Zeitgeist Radio to the Zeitgeist Academy! Zeitgeist Radio musical podcast where each...
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Dec 27, 20226 min read
Setting your musical resolutions up for success
The new year comes with all kinds of wishes for change. It's the time where people at least temporarily commit to more of this, less of...
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Dec 19, 20224 min read
On again/off again: the reality of adults learning music
TLDR: you’re badass and deserve to do things just for you, for no other reason than you want to. I know my place in the world of...
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Dec 14, 20225 min read
Holiday gift ideas for your musical friend
There are 2 types of gift givers: those who love gifting, and those (like me) who think a root canal would be more enjoyable than holiday...
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Dec 5, 20225 min read
How to use music to spice up your event
Whether you throw corporate events, do activist work, or want to throw a holiday party people will be sure to remember, you might find it...
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Nov 21, 20227 min read
20 things you need to know for your choir performance
Photo by Mary Wardell Several years ago I had what felt like a particularly full December. I was working full-time in a non-music...
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Nov 14, 20224 min read
Finding Your Voice...In Your Body
In the wide world of music, the voice is a unique instrument. Every other instrument involves an external tool - a trumpet, a piano, a...
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Nov 7, 20224 min read
Singing the Songs of the U.S. Military
Veterans Day is November 11, and is an American holiday honoring those who served in the US Armed Forces. For years I was a member of a...
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