Port Chester Marching Band in Spider-Man 3

I saw the new blockbuster movie Spider-Man 3 this past weekend. In one scene involving a parade, I identified the uniform of a New York marching band I’ve been familiar with. The band appearing in the movie is Port Chester High School Marching Band from Port Chester, New York. I’ve seen them [...]

Found My Martin D-15

This past weekend, I made it to New York City and picked up the Martin D-15 acoustic guitar I’ve been wanting for some time. It’s a great instrument. It feels nice to play, sounds perfect, and even smells great.
Now I just need to play more often and build my skills.

In Search of a Martin D-15

The truth is I’m lying to myself. I hold this belief, a myth really, that I have time to fit more activities into my life. I may be crazy, but I want to add music performance back into the routine. I’ve been promising myself I’d do this for several months, but my [...]

Bigger Than The Event Itself

Pink Floyd reunites after years of hostility and millions of people come together across the world. Also, there’s something about poverty.

Real Opera for Kids

The Lyric Opera produces opera presented for free to elementary school kids. The interactive performances excite them about music.

Music and the Brain

From Scientific American, can the secret of music’s power found by studying the brains of listeners?

The Mozart Effect

The term “Mozart Effect” has been around for a while. The term was coined in 1997 by Don Campbell, who wrote a book with that same title.

Opportunity for Musician-Writers

A senior editor at John Wiley (book publisher) is looking to commission a writer to produce a memoir or narrative about high school marching band.

The 885 Greatest Songs of All Time

Every year, the radio station 88.5 XPN in Philadelphia conducts a survey of its listeners. Votes are tallied, and the result is the 885 Greatest Songs of All Time. As of the writing of this post, WXPN has published down to song number 770.

Radio Documentary on Leonard Bernstein

The first episode of a new 11-hour documentary, “Leonard Bernstein: An American Life,” begins today at 1:00 pm on WLIU 88.3 FM (and at different days and times on other stations). Justin Davidson, who has previewed the first few hours of the broadcast.

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