Rituals, Routines and Ceremonies
Today we will discuss ceremonies and all kinds of rituals, yet not the formal kind, such as weddings or graduations, but those little...
Improvisation - what is it all about?
Improvisation is about finding our own limits and surpassing them. Improvisation is about tapping into our innermost feelings in real...
Asturiana - duo Bass Guitar
Two weeks before we leave for the Galicia Graves festival in Cullerdo, Spain. Feeling excited With : Simon Gracia, Gebriele Ragghianti,...
One Group
The subject of group instruction is relatively new in the field of music education. Traditionally, music is being taught in private...
A Different Ending: A Short Sonata on the Subject of Musical Time
Introduction: Similarity Divides and Differences Join The beginning of this discussion is on the question of unity and multiplicity: What...
CBC 192: Michael Klinghoffer on driving a double bass, how not to hold the bow, and directions in ed
It was a great honor and a great pleasure to be interviewed By Jason Heath. We talked about my first encounters with Gary Karr, the...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Motivation
This title is taken from Raymond Carver's story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love". In that story Carver describes two couples,...
A Detective Story about the Hindemith Sonata for Double Bass and Piano In Memoriam Peter Falk
I ended my lecture at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance with the following statement: “Musical analysis is like a detective story:...
Excellence in the Age of Ratings
Abstract This paper, which was presented on July 2nd 2010 at the Dostrovsky Forum for Music Education, at the Jerusalem Academy of Music...
A Foggy thought about The Role of the Fog in the Creative Process
I was on my way from Logan Airport to New Hampshire. The weather was foggy and driving seemed difficult. Luckily enough I was sitting in...
