May 21, 2012
Continuo

May 17, 2012
Tempo Markings, pt 4

May 16, 2012
Tempo Markings, pt 3

May 15, 2012
Tempo Markings, pt 2

May 14, 2012
Tempo Markings, pt 1

May 11, 2012
Pomp and Circumstance

May 10, 2012
Legato

May 10, 2012
Tread Softly

May 09, 2012
Libretto

May 08, 2012
Program Music

May 07, 2012
Tchaikovsky and Brahms

May 04, 2012
Spring Finale for Spartanburg School District 7

April 17, 2012
Reed Instruments, Part 2

April 16, 2012
Reed Instruments

April 13, 2012
Competitions

April 12, 2012
Theme and Variations

April 11, 2012
Glockenspiel

April 10, 2012
Lyrical

April 09, 2012
Chamber Music

April 06, 2012
Orchestration

April 05, 2012
Perfect Pitch

April 04, 2012
Pitch

April 03, 2012
Bad Conductors

April 02, 2012
Good Conductors

March 30, 2012
Canon, Round, Catch

March 29, 2012
William Walton’s Birthday

March 28, 2012
Opus Numbers

March 27, 2012
Ferde Grofe’s Birthday

March 26, 2012
Trumpet

March 23, 2012
Art Song

March 22, 2012
Bach’s Birthday, Part 2

March 21, 2012
Bach’s Birthday

March 20, 2012
Organ, Part 2

March 19, 2012
Organ

March 13, 2012
Orchestras, Pt. 2

March 12, 2012
Orchestras, Pt. 1

March 09, 2012
Concertmaster

March 08, 2012
Brass Instruments

March 07, 2012
Second Violin

March 06, 2012
Score

March 05, 2012
Romanticism

March 02, 2012
Rhythm

March 01, 2012
Chopin

February 29, 2012
Rossini

February 28, 2012
Lute

February 27, 2012
Guitar

February 24, 2012
Celesta

February 23, 2012
Narrative in Music

February 22, 2012
Composers and Mental Illness

February 21, 2012
Divertimento

February 20, 2012
Dances

February 17, 2012
An die Musik

February 16, 2012
Prima Donna

February 15, 2012
Korngold’s Violin Concerto

February 14, 2012
Romeo & Juliet

February 13, 2012
Pizzicato

February 10, 2012
Snare drum

February 09, 2012
Hoffmeister

February 08, 2012
Mute

February 07, 2012
Motet

February 06, 2012
Madrigal

February 03, 2012
Concerto

February 02, 2012
Fritz Kreisler & Jascha Heifitz

February 01, 2012
Too much?

January 31, 2012
Physicality in performance

January 30, 2012
Johann Joachim Quantz

January 26, 2012
Virtuoso

January 25, 2012
Chaconne and Passacaglia

January 24, 2012
What to Say After a Concert

January 23, 2012
Muzio Clementi’s birthday

January 20, 2012
Rubato

January 19, 2012
Viola and Concert Attire

January 18, 2012
How Music Comforts Us

January 17, 2012
John Stanley’s birthday

January 16, 2012
Competitions

January 13, 2012
Theme and Variations

January 12, 2012
Virtuoso

January 11, 2012
Rubato

January 10, 2012
Lyrical

January 09, 2012
Chamber music

January 06, 2012
The horn

January 05, 2012
Concerto for the Left Hand

January 04, 2012
Playing the harp

January 03, 2012
Wind instruments

January 02, 2012
The Baroque Era

December 30, 2011
Beethoven

December 29, 2011
Minuet

December 28, 2011
Rondo

December 27, 2011
“Big trumpet!”

December 26, 2011
Caprice

December 23, 2011
Amahl and the Night Visitors

December 22, 2011
More notation

December 21, 2011
Notation

December 20, 2011
Carols

December 19, 2011
It’s all in the mind?

December 16, 2011
Happy birthday, Ludwig!

December 15, 2011
Minuet with Miles.

December 14, 2011
Rondo

December 13, 2011
Trombone

December 12, 2011
Caprice

December 09, 2011
The Classical Era

December 08, 2011
Classical music

December 07, 2011
You say “flutist,” I say “flautist”...

December 06, 2011
Birthday composer

December 05, 2011
The end of Mozart

December 01, 2011
Handel’s “handle.”

November 30, 2011
Crescendo (repeat)

November 29, 2011
Beautiful signing

November 28, 2011
Cadence

November 28, 2011
Counterpoint

November 25, 2011
Fantasy

November 24, 2011
The big finish

November 23, 2011
Marking time with a metronome

November 22, 2011
The obligato - take it or leave it?

November 21, 2011
Oratorio

November 18, 2011
Voice type in opera

November 16, 2011
What’s Opera, Doc?

November 15, 2011
Go to love that ‘Strad’!

November 14, 2011
Name that fiddle!

November 11, 2011
What’s the difference between a ‘violin’ and a ‘fiddle’?

November 10, 2011
Guillaume Lekeu

November 09, 2011
Trust yourself!

November 08, 2011
How Did the Piano Get Its Name?

November 07, 2011
Why Can’t You Reach a Crescendo?