Hearing is Not the Same as Listening

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

In the iPod world, we are bombarded with music talking to us rather than through us.  I think it only fills us half full.  Music throughout history has been participatory. There is so much to experience when you are physically involved in making music.
That being said, it is also important to understand the involvement we [...]

Classical Music is Boring

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Have you every heard someone say that classical music is boring or it puts them to sleep?  Do you feel that way yourself?
I’m a big NASCAR fan. I remember someone commenting that racing was boring because it was just a bunch of cars going around in circles.  If that was what it was about, it [...]