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Category: Music Blog

Ways to Better Support LGBTQ+ Youth in Music Classrooms

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Ways to Better Support LGBTQ+ Youth in Music Classrooms By Shawn Goodman-Royer & Sarah Breann Royer When it comes to working with LGBTQ+ youth, even small efforts made by music teachers could make a huge difference to the health and well-being of s …

Make Music Meaningful for Children With These Expert Tips

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Make Music Meaningful for Children With These Expert Tips Words by Crystal Hammon If you’re teaching your kids at home for the first time, there’s a good chance you’re getting an education all your own. Learning what works with children – and what does …

Angela Brown: The Making of a Mentor

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Angela Brown: The Making of a Mentor Melanated Moments in Classical Music Podcast, Season One, Episode Six Words by Joshua Thompson It comes as no surprise that one of the most popular episodes of Season One was Episode Six titled, Opera… from a Sist …

Teaching Your Kids At Home? Here’s How Music Can Help.

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Teaching Your Kids At Home? Here’s How Music Can Help. By Crystal Hammon You’d be hard pressed to find an educator – let alone a music educator – who would discourage you from listening to classical music or sharing it with a child. And with good reaso …

The Life of Margaret Garner and These United States

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

This is not a story to pass on: The Life of Margaret Garner and These United States. Words by Joshua Thompson Perhaps the most tragic and culturally traumatic feature of the first season of Melanated Moments in Classical Music is Episode 3, Laureate Li …

5 Helpful Tips for Teaching High Notes on Clarinet and Saxophone

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

5 Helpful Tips for Teaching High Notes on Clarinet and Saxophone Written by Shawn Goodman As a Yamaha Performing Artist and Vandoren Artist Clinician, I typically work with many young clarinetists and saxophonists each year in sectionals and masterclas …

Recognizing the Remarkable: Thomas Wiggins

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Recognizing the Remarkable: Thomas Wiggins Words by Joshua Thompson Of all the featured artists in Season One of Melanated Moments in Classical Music, I find Thomas Wiggins to be the most compelling and truly remarkable. Whether one analyzes the struct …

Meet Syndication Host Salvador Perez Lopez

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Salvador Perez Lopez uses his artistic freedom to draw new classical music fans Written by Crystal Hammon Some people spend a lifetime chasing the kind of achievements Salvador Perez Lopez has claimed. Classical Music Indy’s new web producer and host o …

Meet Syndication Host Okara Imani

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

For Okara Imani, hosting Classical Music Indy’s syndication is a dream come true Words by Crystal Hammon. Becoming a host for Classical Music Indy’s (CMI) radio syndication programming feels like the fulfillment of destiny to Okara Imani, a local music …

Classical Pairings Bonus Content

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Classical Pairings Bonus Content Words written by Nicholas Johnson, formatted by Kennedy Douglas Below you will find downloadable bonus content from our Classical Pairings podcast host, Nicholas Johnson. Support classical music makers and Indianapolis …

My Music. My Story. Christian Siegfried.

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

My Music. My Story. Christian Siegfried.  Words by Rebekah Conn Christian Siegfried is an Astro Physics and Mechanical Engineer major at Butler University. When not in the classroom, Christian is most likely browsing at record stores. His record collec …

Birds Calling in Fort Ben

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Birds Calling in Fort Ben Words by Anna Hinkley In her new composition Birds Calling, composer Hanna Benn created a musical piece inspired by the birds of the Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. Commissioned and recorded as a takeaway show for park visi …

Toni Morrison in Classical Music

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Toni Morrison in Classical Music By Anna Hinkley  The late Toni Morrison was best known as the author of numerous novels that engaged with the African American experience, including Beloved, The Bluest Eye, and The Song of Solomon. Lesser known was her …

Meet Streaming Host Clare Longendyke

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Classical pianist Clare Longendyke gives emphasis to living and underrepresented composers in a new series on Classical Music Indy’s streaming service. Words by Crystal Hammon. In an era that’s been especially harsh on performing artists, Clare Longend …

How To Rehearse Your Jazz Band Online

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

This year when the pandemic hit, Shawn Goodman channeled her energy into figuring out how to rehearse her jazz band online. The following information is based on her experience during the summer of 2020 rehearsing the SYO Jazz Ensemble online. “While n …

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