Sharing Your Music and Connecting with Networks
New Ways of Sharing Music A couple of blog entries ago, I talked about how sharing music has changed in the digital age, in some ways for the worse, but in many ways for the better. […]
Written by
Gordon Harvey on Sep 25, 2014
Story of a Song – Summertime
A lot of music unites people. Occasionally it divides people. With its contentious depiction of racial stereotypes, the opera Porgy and Bess seems to have experienced the ebb and flow of acceptance over the years, […]
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Written by
Gordon Harvey on Sep 10, 2014
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Classics, gordon harvey, music, music education, piano, simply music, Summertime, the playground
Sharing Music, the Digital Revolution & the Future of Community
Music has always been a social phenomenon. Whenever people have gathered together, music has usually been involved. In some cultures, the distinctions between music, dance and spoken language are blurred and music is part of […]
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Written by
Gordon Harvey on Aug 27, 2014
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creativiy, digital, gordon harvey, music, simply music, social media, YouTube
Mondegreens – it’s a cognitive thing
Misheard lyrics; it’s been a problem since we were chocolate monkeys. The songwriter tries to share his insights and the singer, perhaps in his earnestness to deliver the message with maximum feeling, mangles the words […]
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Written by
Gordon Harvey on Aug 6, 2014
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Simply Music Student – Phil Garment
Ontario student Phil Garment seems to have rewritten the retirement rule book, having thrown himself into a career on both sides of the theatrical stage, and in the process discovering a passion for piano via Simply Music. In […]
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Written by
Guest Contributor on Jul 17, 2014
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Music Editor Larry Dunlap Interview with Dane Andrus
Larry Dunlap was exposed to music while growing up in Oregon. His mother was a piano teacher and his parents owned a music store. He was exposed to musical offerings as cultured and diverse as […]
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Written by
Guest Contributor on Jul 17, 2014
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Award Winning Composer Iain Grandage Interview with Gordon Harvey
It’s having some relationship between the outside world – the real world – and the inner world which is so beautifully described by music. Not many people have the privilege of writing music for […]
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Written by
Gordon Harvey on Jul 3, 2014
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Great Courses: How To Listen To and Understand Great Music – Review
Presented by Professor Robert Greenberg The Great Courses DVD,CD, video or audio download $349.95-$699.95 USA $399.95-$809.95 Australia For other countries, visit thegreatcourses.com/greatcourses I began my interest in music as a listener, and I still spend a […]
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Written by
Gordon Harvey on Jul 3, 2014
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Musician and Author Gerald Elias Interview with Teri Davis
Gerald Elias has drawn from his career as an internationally famed violinist to forge a parallel career as an internationally famed writer of music-themed mystery novels. In this extended interview, he speaks with Simply Music Teacher, Teri […]
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Written by
Guest Contributor on Jun 20, 2014
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Simply Music Teacher – Unmani, Australia
The far-flung farming community of Wal Wal, in western Victoria, Australia, may seem an unlikely place for an artistic and community leader, but Unmani breaks the mould in many ways, from pioneering belly dancing classes […]
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Written by
Guest Contributor on Jun 20, 2014
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