MY UNSUNG HEROES
“As a middle-class, light-skinned black man I am ‘better’ by American standards but there is no amount of assimilation that can shield you…
The Value of Quality Repair
Why repair matters more than ever to sustainable music participation As a musician, why is that we spend most of our time taking…
Diffraction for Solo Piccolo by James Dillon – A Performer’s Guide by Dr. Gillian Sheppard
Introduction The piccolo has seen a rapid increase in contemporary repertoire since the late 1970s. In that time, the instrument’s range of technical…
Overcoming Perfectionism
I’m exhausted just thinking about it… I can put myself in a perfectionist mindset instantly. I lived there for so long, it feels…
Flute Tools in the Age of COVID-19: Examining Practicality
Flute Tools in the Age of COVID-19: Examining Practicality By Michelle Barraclough, MacKenzie Kyzer, and Alydia Marangoni In this age of making music…
The Cuban Charanga Flute Evolution
The Cuban Charanga Flute Evolution through Danzón Improvisations of Antonio Arcaño, Jose Fajardo, Eduardo “Richard” Egües, and Orlando “Maraca” Valle During the nineteenth…
Fulbright in the Time of Corona
Applying for a Fulbright grant has been one of my professional goals for nearly a decade. Once I had earned tenure at my…
COVID U: Teaching in a Pandemic
“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” Whether it was originally said by Ginger Rogers herself,…
7 Essential Tools to Empower Artists as Entrepreneurs
Originally featured on the Americans for the Arts ARTSBLOG Note: Because artists – in many cases – are entrepreneurs, I will be using…
