A. Kori Hill Meet Anthony and Demarre McGill. They’re the McGill Brothers: performers, teachers, and orchestral musicians. They grew up in Chicago. Demarre started learning flute at 7; Anthony grew up listening to his brother practice , and soon, he picked up a woodwind […]
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Dun dun dun DUN! Four of the most recognizable notes in classical music. All thanks to Ludwig van Beethoven and his Symphony No. 5 in C minor.
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A. Kori Hill Repetition is a funny thing–it can be boring or exciting. It can make you feel like you’re going nowhere or rediscovering something familiar. You can feel all […]
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A. Kori Hill Ok, here’s a quick intro to the tools we use to analyze classical music: First, we need to know the names of each scale degree. As you […]
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A. Kori Hill No matter your age, it’s never too early (or too late!) to think about college. There are a lot of opinions about whether college is as useful […]
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Remember how we talked about Messiah by Handel and The Ballad of the Brown King by Bonds? How did Handel tell a musical story about Jesus’ life and Bonds’ tell […]
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Trinity Le, CFK Intern Born in France in 1892, Darius Milhaud was a prolific composer, conductor, and teacher who embraced many international influences in his music. He was associated with […]
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A. Kori Hill Did you know that Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s daughter, Avril, was also a composer and a conductor? If you didn’t, no worries; even some of us adults are just now learning […]
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A. Kori Hill It’s time to meet Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. He grew up in the last few decades of the Victorian era and was a celebrated composer. Born in London, England, […]
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A. Kori Hill Das Jahr (The Year) is a character piece by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. It’s thirteen movements–twelve are inspired by each month of the year–and the last one is […]
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