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Multi-tasking with Marc Papeghin, II

Continuing with Marc Papeghin (see Part I), I wanted to know more about how he puts together his impressive arrangements and videos. Speaking of...

Multi-tasking with Marc Papeghin, I

Marc Papeghin is a 25-year-old horn player and internet session musician living in Northern France, about 20km from the Belgium border, in a town...

Searching French Horn: Decline in Interest or Rise of Junk?

This of course may mean absolutely nothing, but according to Google Insights for Search, interest over time in the term french horn is declining...

On Plagiarism: Copy, Paste and Steal (II)

An experiment, a Jaded Clam and some conclusions - continued from Part I. One month ago I installed a unique tracking device on the old...

On Plagiarism: Copy, Paste and Steal (I)

Piracy and plagiarism in our wired culture. A few years back I taught a humanities class for a while at a local community college. It...

Off Topic: The Price of Facebook

The hidden cost of social networking? While Facebook's Mark Zuckerman has posted a blog claiming that I own and control my own information that I...

Why Go to Live Concerts? (II) The Loudness War

Part II: The Loudness War. In Part I, I presented questions over live concerts versus CDs, MP3s and DVDs. This post addresses one aspect of...

Why Go to Live Concerts? (I)

An introduction. A valuable part of any student's musical training is attending live concerts and, if possible, rehearsals of professional ensembles. Many of my teachers emphasized...

Using a Video Recorder For Practice Sessions

An Addendum to "Physician Heal Thyself" The tutelage received from your private teacher is only as good as your application during practice. A few years...