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Published on: 29 Aug 2014
From Elton John to Tchaikovsky, Lloyd Whitesell's course examines the role that stigmatization plays in musical creation and explores the taboos in classical music.
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Published on: 26 Aug 2014
Praised in this review for her deeply hued, heady and potent voice for her role as Medea in Handel's opera Teseo, Professor Dominique Labelle begins teaching at Schulich this fall.
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Published on: 19 Aug 2014
Pianist Chris Kusuhara, a student of Kyoko Hashimoto has been awarded Second Prize and the Special Award at the National Music Festival held in Kelowna, B.C. In 2013 he received a Developing Artist Grant from the Hnatyshyn Foundation.
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Published on: 19 Aug 2014
Chris Howard has worked as a research analyst for Gartner since 2005, studying technology trends. Earlier in 2014, he was promoted to VP Distinguished Analyst, and continues to provide thought leadership on emerging tech and business trends. His travels take him around the world, and he is in demand as a keynote speaker for major events. When home with his wife Anne and 5 dogs, Chris still plays and composes in his studio and on his 1954 Mason and Hamlin A.
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Published on: 15 Jul 2014
Dans l'ombre des grands musiciens
Âge: 48 ans
Emploi: Professeur agrégé, École de musique Schulich de l'Université McGill
Spécialité: Enregistrement sonore
Distinctions: Gagnant de 12 prix Grammy, il est le seul ingénieur de son à avoir récolté des statuettes autant pour la musique classique (11) que non classique (1). Ses étudiants l'ont aussi élu professeur de l'année en 2013.
«Placer les micros, ajuster les niveaux, équilibrer les instruments après coup...»
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Published on: 14 Jul 2014
With a total of seven prizes at the SOCAN Foundations Awards to Young Composers, the Schulich School of Music Composition Area has performed remarkably. Four out five of the 2014 SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers have been awarded to current or former Schulich Students, and prize winners in the Sir Ernest MacMillan awards Category consist exclusively of former Schulich Students. Congratulations to all recipients and their respective professors.
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Published on: 14 Jul 2014
A new approach to music theory education. Three videos illustrate the master apprentice method of teaching the art of counterpoint with all transpositions and shortenings of cadential passages. The videos, filmed at the Schulich School of Music, feature a spectacular four octave Italian harpsichord that is part of the Kenneth Gilbert Harpsichord Collection.
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Published on: 9 Jul 2014
In Oboe Secrets: 75 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Oboist and English Horn Player, Jacqueline Leclair tackles the oboe’s reputation as an especially difficult instrument and illustrates how oboists and English horn players can overcome common challenges. Leclair draws on her experience as a performer and instructor, offering practical tips and sometimes revolutionary ideas for rethinking oboe pedagogy. Leclair also looks at performance strategies in the areas of equipment maintenance and management, physical health, and performance technique.
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Published on: 3 Jul 2014
Vanessa Blais-Tremblay is the recipient of a 2014 SOCAN Foundation/CUMS Award for Writings on Canadian Music for her paper entitled: "Don't Pocohontas Me: Modernity and Transnational Politics in Tanya Tagaq's Throat Games with Concert Stage String Ensembles."
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Published on: 3 Jul 2014
The newest issue of Music Theory Online, one of the top-ranked music theory journals and one of the only open-access journals in music theory, features three different articles by McGill researchers: an exploration of meter in rock music (by Nicole Biamonte, associate professor of music theory), a teaching demonstration on cadences, counterpoint and improvisation in 17th-century Italian music theory and practice (by Peter Schubert, professor of music theory, and Massimilano Guido, postdoctoral student in music theory), and an exploration of the derivation and expressive possibilities of the
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Published on: 2 Jul 2014
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Published on: 12 May 2014
'The Whole Note' praises Lemelin for his interpretive expressiveness, and technical prowess for his recent release on the Atma label of Fauré's complete Nocturnes and Barcarolles.
Web Link: http://bit.ly/1juDeKS
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Published on: 5 May 2014
First Prize – Jason Noble, Ph.D. Composition
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Published on: 15 Apr 2014
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