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Coaching, Conducting and Performing

Posted in Coaching, Communication, Performance, Teaching and Learning, tagged , , , , , , on 14 August, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I believe there are enormous similarities between coaching and conducting. In this post I would like to explore these similarities.
Some years ago I sat enchanted whilst I watched Leonard Bernstein’s The Love of Three Orchestras (1986). It was a ninety-minute video with excerpts from rehearsals and concerts. In it Leonard Bernstein talks about his career [...]

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Understanding Music Inside Out

Posted in Communication, Performance, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 30 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After finishing my post on writing I had the opportunity to listen to an interview with Judy Carmichael.
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Judy is the host of the Jazz Inspired radio program. This program explores creativity and each week in the program  “celebrated artists discuss their creative process and how their passion for jazz has inspired their work. [...]

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090416 Gleanings

Posted in Communication, Digital media, Networks, Stephen Downes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 17 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Each week I become more and more fascinated by what we can share. Twitter has accelerated this process for me although this week I have not participated at all.
Earlier this year I intiated some posts entitled Food for Thought and aspired to write a weekly alphabet update of blogs. I managed two editions of the [...]

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