When I was in my undergrad program, I discovered a book entitled The Unanswered Question by Leonard Berstein. I found it at a book store, bought it, then discovered that it was actually the text from a lecture Bernstein gave […]
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AMF Institute is pleased to announce that the submission deadline for International Fellowship Program has been extended to February 1, 2010. The fellowship provides complete financial coverage for tuition and housing for orchestral instrumentalists, guitarists, pianists, opera singers, one composer,
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The Minnesota Orchestra and the American Composers Forum, in cooperation with the American Music Center, present  The Tenth Annual MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA COMPOSER INSTITUTE and Future Classics! Concert ORCHESTRA HALL, MINNEAPOLIS October 25 – 31, 2010  Application deadline: March
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This year, I noticed that the Piano Explorer did not specify the age brackets for their composition contest. So, I emailed the editor and asked her a few specific questions about this and other things. Here is her response: Question
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The January issue of the Piano Explorer has arrived and the details of their annual composition contest are included. If you are a student in my studio, you can pick up your copy at your first lesson in January, but
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I read a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about what makes Irving Berin’s “White Christmas” the “best selling record of all time.” Of course, this kind of thing should interest any composer who is the least bit
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I LOVE my new Brother MFC-6490CW printer! It is an all in one printer that enables me to do everything I have wanted as a piano teacher. Here’s how I am currently using the printer: I can print on both 8.5×11
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The ASCAP Foundation announces its Rudolf Nissim Prize Contest for the best original concert music score requiring a conductor. The prize is $5,000. Dr. Rudolf Nissim, who served as head of ASCAP’s Foreign Department for four decades, also established the
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There is a great chart comparing Finale Notepad and MuseScore here. If all is as stated, then it seems that MuseScore is indeed a much better deal since it is free and has fewer limitations. Once again, I have not
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There are two music notation programs by which all notation programs are measured: Finale and Sibelius. Of course, these two programs can do virtually anything imaginable in music notation, so no free program is going to compare. But, for students
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The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
