Romanticism in Music
To supplement one of my university classes, I compiled interviews with professional musicians (performers and conductors) on the topic of Romantic Music. They total nearly… Read More »Romanticism in Music
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Romantic composers and conductors: #CClasses
Join us this week as we talk to a composer, conductor, and then listen to what notable Romantic composers and conductors had to say about… Read More »Romantic composers and conductors: #CClasses
Romanticism: It’s happening! #CClasses
This is session two of three in this round of the Connecting Classes project. What’s happening here is a different sort of teaching where actually… Read More »Romanticism: It’s happening! #CClasses
Romanticism comes to life with #cclasses
I am genuinely very very excited for this Friday’s session in my Romanticism lecture. Really. In it we’re joined by three distinguished guests who each bring… Read More »Romanticism comes to life with #cclasses
Reflecting on CClasses: We learn differently
It’s 3:15 am and I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about and reflecting on how we learn and what we want to get out of our learning. I am thinking about my Romanticism class that is taking part in the Connecting Classes project. What do we want… Perhaps that is the greatest starting point – to want to get something out of it. In my teaching, in my life, I admit to starting from my own perspective (I suppose in psychology terms each person’s perspective is the ultimate starting point) and then I work out to see how I can understand an experience and best shape it for my fellow learners. What can I use to supplement or enhance? How can it be relevant to that person’s driving passions in music? How can we engage in learning together? How can we amplify each other’s experience?Read More »Reflecting on CClasses: We learn differently
#CClasses: Connecting classes & connecting composers
This semester my students and I are taking part in a research project led by Jonathan Worth at the Open Lab at Newcastle University. It… Read More »#CClasses: Connecting classes & connecting composers