Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Strange Findings category.
V.T.C.M.A. 13
Filed in Humor, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day on June 10, 2009 at 11:44 pmIt’s our favorite lab-tech Beaker! Beaker meets Beethoven…
Join the First Online Orchestra!
Filed in Composition, Inspiration, Noteworthy, Performance, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Technique, Violin on December 6, 2008 at 10:17 pm“Join the world’s first collaborative online orchestra. We invite musicians from around the world to audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Your video entries will be combined into the first ever collaborative virtual performance, and the world will select the best of you to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in April 2009. …Professionals [...]
Virtual Music Library!!
Filed in Composition, History, Performance, Reviews, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Technique, Violin on November 19, 2008 at 1:44 amI just stumbled across this AMAZING collection of virtual music, and I’m hooked on the idea! For a mere $20 each, one can purchase, for example, the complete string quartets (score and parts) of Beethoven and Brahms! Or Haydn or Mozart! Or the Ultimate Collection of Violin Sonatas, Violin Concertos, Violin Solos and Duets, or [...]
V.T.C.M.A. – 9
Filed in History, Humor, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day on June 5, 2008 at 10:44 pmThis is a hilarious episode from the French comedy show, “Kaamelott”. Titled “The Perfect Fifth (La Quinte Juste)”, it takes place during the times of King Arthur and details the evolution of harmony from the “holy” perfect intervals to the “pagan” thirds, sixths, and even *gasp!* diminished!… (Thanks to Kay for sharing!) (Find “Kaamelott’s” Official [...]
ASIMO Conducts the DSO!
Filed in History, Humor, Inspiration, Performance, Strange Findings on May 25, 2008 at 9:43 pmThat’s right! Everybody’s favorite little robot debuted conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a live performance of “Impossible Dream” from the 1965 Broadway show Man of La Mancha on May 13! (Hm…. ASIMO should have hired this guy to be his concertmaster!!…)
