I have often had students ask about the effect that bridge adjusters have on the sound of the instrument and what type of material that works best for these adjusters (aluminum, brass, maple, or the like). Here is a comprehensive study of the effects of these...
Here’s a shot I really like of Mr. Dan sleeping in the presents under the Christmas tree:
I just saw that ArtsJournal.com is sporting a sleek new look. This home page for a popular network of arts blogs now has a three column layout with some snippets from all the most recent posts, YouTube video embeds, and teasers for some of the “premium...
This YouTube video by Lasse Gjertsen is a real work of art. He can’t play piano or drums, yet through stop motion video editing manages to stitch together a complete tune. Check it out:
I just read on The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross that David Packard of the Packard Humanities Institute has launched an online archive containing all of Mozart’s works. According to the License Agreement for the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (Digital Mozart Edition):The...
