DEC 28th Big Words I Know By Heart - Special Guest Composer and Filmmaker Sabrina Pena Young Author, composer & TED talker Sabrina Pena Young (Libertaria: The Virtual Opera) joins us in the studio. Lovable scamp and compulsive commenter Terry Kimmel circles back to the Co Host Hot Seat for some fresh insults. DEC 28th 6:45-8:30pm EST Click on this Link to Find out More about Big Words I Know By Heart

Robert Voisey (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Vox Novus 60x60 Project, the brainchild of Vox Novus Director and talented composer Robert Voisey . The New York composer came up with the unique idea of presenting new music in short sixty second bites compiled into a one hour electronica extravaganza. 60x60 has exploded from an experimental idea to a worldwide new music phenomenon, with mixes representing nearly every part of the globe, 2000 composers, and literally thousands of musical compositions. Many 60x60 concerts combine multimedia and dance with the performance for a truly eclectic and exciting way to experience new music. This year Robert Voisey challenged himself further by coordinating ten separate mixes for the 20th Anniversary Celebration. This includes the Athena Mix, New York Mix, Pacific Rim Mix, Presenter's Mix, and countless other mixes. Each mix represents a gamut of musicians with backgrounds diverse and eclectic, in...

(Note: Text is larger for Projection in Class) (Above Images from BaylisCourtMusic ) What is musical form? Definition (From Britannica Online ) "The Structure of a Musical Composition " Binary Form: AB Ternary Form : ABA Bar Form : AAB Rondo: ABACA or ABACABA Strophic: AAA Arch : ABCBA Sonata: Exposition, Development , Recapitulation Sonata Rondo: ABA-C-ABA Through-Composed : Composed from beginning to end with little repetition Different musical forms: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/213672/musical-form Why use Musical Form ? Musical form is important because it helps give a composition structure and continuity. Often, works that lack form seem aimless, without a strong beginning or end. The influence of nonwestern cultures, especially in the 20th century, gave birth to many forms of music which no longer depended on strict musical forms like binary and ternary. All the same, the study of musical forms is integral to any classical composer's training. Ternary ...

Image via Wikipedia Hello Everyone, If you haven't noticed, the New Music Resource has a new look. You can still find the same great links to free software, grants, new artists, and experimental media. Just scroll down for some of your favorite links. I am revamping the site to make it more friendly for Music Appreciation classes. How am I changing the New Music Resource? Adding exciting new pages like "Must-See" Music, Living Composer performances, and several pages dedicated to earlier time periods (ex. Baroque music, 20th century music). Posting more video material and more links Redesigning the website Posting blogs more frequentl y Updating links This semester I am teaching three online music history courses, one local music history course, and music synthesis. At the same time, I am writing for Easy Ear Training.com, Associate Content, and designing curriculum for several companies. I am pretty busy, but I hope that upcoming changes will make this site easier to use...