Archive for the ‘learning’ Category
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ten commandments for piano arrangement
Nathan Howe’s Ten Commandments for Piano Arrangement
Some people have asked me for advice on composing and arranging music. This is the first in a series of practical advice columns for musicians.
1. Choose a good original. An arrangement cannot be good if it is based on a bad original. It’s good to [...] -
Colombia
I just returned from a fantastic week in Colombia. Yes, that Colombia. I participated with a choir from our university in an international festival of sacred music during Holy Week. It was fantastic. I will not give an extensive travelogue at this point - I will only say that there are two Colombias: the one [...]
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a test
Could you pass this test now? Could an eighth grade teacher pass this test now? This is a test from Salina, Kansas. Text reprinted from here.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 1895This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky [...]