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Kurt Knecht: What great musical education looks like
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. What great musical education looks like. I had another opportunity to find great musical education happening this week. This time, to my great delight, it was my oldest son Zach. He is the executive director of the Academy of Rock here in Lincoln, and I had the chance to watch him work with some middle school boys. After hearing them play, he immediately complimented them on what they did well. This is a great best practice for any young educator. 1 Quickly assess the problem.
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Kurt Knecht: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014. 2014 Christmas Carol Mashups #11. One of my favorites came from Malorie Winberg. She asked for a Berstein "Here comes Santa Claus". For this I lifted the opening lick from "Cool" and just played. One of the more beautiful choices comes from Francesca Erni who asked for "Jingle Bells" in the style of a Lully overture. This one could actually work as a piece of music. I'll work on the other requests as I have time. This ends on 12th night.at least the carols version. Well, my ...
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Kurt Knecht: November 2014
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Saturday, November 29, 2014. St John of the Cross: The Little White Dove. My setting of San Juan de la Cruz's text "La blanca palomica" is finally out in print from the folks at Colla Voce thanks to the indefatigable Jo-Michael Scheibe. He really is one of the most important new music champions of our time. The piece was commissioned by my dear friend Tinsley Silcox. Tinsley and I worked together when I went to SMU, and we've kept in touch throughout the years. Now he teaches at. Beloved guides her alone...
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Kurt Knecht: The problem with American society explained...finally
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. The problem with American society explained.finally. I have a diverse group of friends which includes some conservatives, some liberals, some moderates, some capitalists, some Marxists, some distributivists, some anarchists, some Christians, some atheists, some Jews, at least one Sikh, a Hari Krishna, and I think there is also a Pastafarian or two. There is one thing they all agree on. American society is headed downhill. Who is the "you" that is responsible? Posted by Kurt Knecht.
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Kurt Knecht: July 2014
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Friday, July 25, 2014. My super duper new bio for when you are discouraged. I've been meaning to do this for a while. I'm going to keep it and update it as new events occur. I'm encouraging everyone to follow suit. At his undergraduate junior recital, each movement of his Bach Partita was described as “improvised” and “as if you were making up parts of each movement on the spot.” Often disheveled, he once received a bag of groceries from a church because they mistook him for a...Posted by Kurt Knecht.
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Kurt Knecht: September 2014
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Friday, September 19, 2014. Band v Orchestra question. I may be kicking a hornets nest, but a thought occurred to me this week. I'm teaching a graduate seminar in Baroque Performance Practice, and I'm delighted to report that students are arguing away about the intentional fallacy, the relationship of the composer to the performer, and what responsibilities the performer has to the composer. Posted by Kurt Knecht. Saturday, September 13, 2014. Thomas Weelkes: drunkard, urinator, organist. Noted and famed...
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Kurt Knecht: Fugue on the NPR theme
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Thursday, March 26, 2015. Fugue on the NPR theme. Some of my composition students are currently in Gretchen Foley's fiercely graded 18th century counterpoint class. She asked me if I would pull out my final project and give her a copy. I had a little bit of practice time on Spring Break. The playing is a little rough in patches, but the beast is dreadfully difficult to play. I originally thought the theme was by the ubiquitous B.J. Liederman, but it turns out it was by Voegeli. Posted by Kurt Knecht.
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Kurt Knecht: The 38 reasons you need MusicSpoke in your life this week. You won't believe #5!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The 38 reasons you need MusicSpoke in your life this week. You won't believe #5! One of our British MusicSpoke. Composers, Matthew Cann. Asked for a list of the a cappella sacred choral music we now have available on MusicSpoke. It's wonderful just to use the site to listen to some of this fabulous music. It's even better to buy it and work with the composer. Flowers for the Altar. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Fishing in the Keep of Silence. Of Man and of Angels. Sing to the Lord.
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Kurt Knecht: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The 38 reasons you need MusicSpoke in your life this week. You won't believe #5! One of our British MusicSpoke. Composers, Matthew Cann. Asked for a list of the a cappella sacred choral music we now have available on MusicSpoke. It's wonderful just to use the site to listen to some of this fabulous music. It's even better to buy it and work with the composer. Flowers for the Altar. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Fishing in the Keep of Silence. Of Man and of Angels. Sing to the Lord.
