People are asking about the demo video for Discovering Music. Maybe you saw it playing in our booth at one of the homeschool conventions. But for those of you who haven’t seen it (and those who want to see it again), it is now available … Read more
To all parents, grandparents, and mentors helping to oversee a child’s education, you are the real heroes! Part of your job is to help your student acquire a life-long love of learning—easier said than done with some children, of course. But you may be having … Read more
Titles are funny things, and Paul Richards knows how to grab your attention with titles like “A Butterfly Coughs in Africa” and “Falling on Lobsters in the Dark.”But he holds your attention with a rich palette of innovative and engaging sounds.The Dallas Wind Symphony will … Read more
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Question: What are you doing on Saturday, October 10? Come to New York “with” me, by joining in on a New Season of live HD Satellite Broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Yes, these amazing performances are streamed live, to movie theaters … Read more
Autumn has always been my favorite season—a season of new beginnings. For many of you, it marks the beginning of the Academic Year. That means tackling new subjects, learning new languages, and launching your course of Discovering Music. Then, there’s the beginning of Football Season … Read more
What’s this program about? Carl Orff selected vivid poems from a Medieval manuscript and super-charged them with color and energy to create the mega-hit “Carmina Burana” in 1937.An innovative music educator and proponent of Eurhythmics, Orff poured his understanding of natural melody and rhythm into … Read more
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Well, the homeschool convention season is winding down. I managed to attend several of these events around the country, from Virginia to California and places in between, and to speak with both parents and students about their educational goals. Boy, did I get an earful! … Read more
British conductor Timothy Reynish is a great promoter of wind bands and a commissioner of new music for wind bands. He has conducted many esteemed orchestras, and taught conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Maestro Reynish talks to Professor Carol about guest conducting … Read more
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What’s this program about? “Marches in March” is full of traditional and unexpected music—marches from the ragtime era, marches for circuses, sultans, bullfights, and films, as well as a new march by David Lovrien and the wind-band premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto for Flute with … Read more
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What’s this program about? Unless you’ve mastered time travel, it’s pretty hard nowadays to hear these big-band classics played as they were – back when Tommy Dorsey was swinging with the tune “Well, Git It.”But when top-notch players of the Dallas Wind Symphony take on … Read more
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