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Why is the timpanist smelling his drums? | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. Why is the timpanist smelling his drums? A great article about some of the odder things you’d see at an orchestra concert – if you’ve never been to one before. Http:/ www.insidethearts.com/neoclassical/2015/05/why-is-the-timpani-player-smelling-his-drums/. Posted May 18, 2015 by Alan. Laquo; Your visual guide to the Met’s 2015-16 season. Knowing “The Audience” ». Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).

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The “Pops” Concert – One Solution | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. The “Pops” Concert – One Solution. In the last post I discussed some of the issues involving program notes for a “pops” concert. Here’s one solution I’ve used for this problem. The usual format for program notes is to treat each piece as a separate essay, with a heading and text for each piece, such as:. Symphony in C Minus. Talk about the pieces in the order they appear in the concert. For each piece, include a couple of sentences about the composer. One of the o...

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What is the purpose of program notes? | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. What is the purpose of program notes? I was once told by a client that my notes should tell the audience why they’re going to love the music. My internal reaction to that statement was it’s not my job to ‘sell’ the music to the audience. Which started me thinking:. What am I trying to accomplish? What is the purpose of program notes? Why is this question important? Posted May 6, 2015 by Alan. Laquo; The “Pops” Concert – One Solution. 2 responses to “. The value of...

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Your visual guide to the Met’s 2015-16 season. | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. Your visual guide to the Met’s 2015-16 season. The top half has pretty much your standard repertoire items, the bottom ones a little more esoteric. On the upper left (most “first date”, most “comedy”) is. The Barber of Seville. On the lower right (most “totally committed”, most “tragedy”) is. Pretty creative – and nice to see the Met getting a little less full of itself. Posted May 8, 2015 by Alan. In Concerts and Events. Why is the timpanist smelling his drums?

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The “Pops” Concert – Problems | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. The “Pops” Concert – Problems. Many orchestras include one or more “pops” concerts as part of their season, often as a Christmas concert. This can present a particular set of problems for the program annotator. When planning notes for a pops concert, the first question to ask is “are notes really necessary? An aside: I frequently have to explain to people what I mean by “concert program annotator.” Not everyone knows what this means, and many peopl...Speaker as an...

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Writing, music, and writing about music. Your visual guide to the Met’s 2015-16 season. The top half has pretty much your standard repertoire items, the bottom ones a little more esoteric. On the upper left (most “first date”, most “comedy”) is. The Barber of Seville. On the lower right (most “totally committed”, most “tragedy”) is. Pretty creative – and nice to see the Met getting a little less full of itself. Posted May 8, 2015 by Alan. In Concerts and Events. What is the purpose of program notes?

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Knowing “The Audience” | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. Knowing “The Audience”. One of the big concerns in the field of technical writing (of which I am also a practitioner) is to know your audience the people who will be the consumers of whatever material you produce. This knowledge is used to guide what you say, how you say it, and just about everything else. For the writer of program notes, your audience is, presumably. Assumption 1: The Audience members are reasonably literate…. Grade level (high school graduate to...

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Writing, music, and writing about music. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few. 8230; so says Zen teacher Shumryu Suzuki. What does this have to do with program notes? In addition to writing program notes, I’ve written user manuals and online help for customized computer systems. And while I had this job, I had a “ satori. 8221; about writing user-oriented computer documentation. It does, but also how. It works, and why. The lesson learned – you have...

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NPN Continues For 2015-16 Season | noteperfectnotes

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Writing, music, and writing about music. NPN Continues For 2015-16 Season. Pleased to say that my full-season clients from 2014-15 are going to continue using Note Perfect Notes again for the 2015-16 season. AND at least one client who used me for a single concert has signed-on for the full season! Thank you to all my clients for your business! Posted July 8, 2015 by Alan. Laquo; Knowing “The Audience”. Wither the printed program note? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.