Monthly Archives: December 2007

Battin' 1000!

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

Miss Music Nerd surged past 1000 hits this week! And that’s after less than a month! (I imported some older posts from my other blog, Our Detroit Odyssey, but I started this blog on Dec. 2nd.) Here’s some music to … Continue reading →

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Holiday Music, Hot off the Presses!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

Sigh… Procrastination is so inspiring sometimes… I was sitting at the piano last night, feeling bored and uninspired, looking for a way to do anything but what I was supposed to be doing. I started noodling around and came up … Continue reading →

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Our Musical Christmas Tree!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

We’ve received some lovely ornaments as gifts this year, and some of them are music-themed, which prompted me to take inventory of our musical decorations. The Tree at McVirgo Manor Click Mr. Readmore for the specifics!

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Music Vocab: Catching Some Bass

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

Students who are new to music appreciation have a number of vocabulary challenges to deal with. Music terminology, like language in general, has developed over hundreds of years with input from vast numbers of temperamental artsy types speaking several different … Continue reading →

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What makes music funny?

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

WARNING: Tricks are for kids, but these videos are for grown-ups who aren’t easily offended. If you don’t like to work blue, you might want to hold out for my next, clean post! File this under Things I Wish I’d … Continue reading →

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Barry. Freakin'. Manilow!!!

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

I’ve been to see Barry Manilow, Live, in Concert, and I have the glow-stick to prove it! One of the perks of working for a large organization is that once in awhile, you get something for free. McDoc occasionally gets … Continue reading →

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Snow Music!

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

Last night, McDoc asked me for examples of music that make reference to snow — a very timely topic for two Californians experiencing their first Michigan winter! The first thing I thought of was “The Snow is Dancing,” (audio sample) … Continue reading →

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Karlheinz Stockhausen: Supah Genius! (RIP)

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

In the previous post, I wrote about the passing of my first composition professor Andrew Imbrie on December 5th. It turns out two other important figures in classical music died on that same day: American musicologist H. Wiley Hitchcock and … Continue reading →

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Sad News

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

I’m terribly sad to report that I just found out about the passing of my first composition professor, Andrew Imbrie. I studied with him as an undergraduate at U.C. Berkeley, and he was the subject of my master’s thesis at … Continue reading →

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The Alphabet Makes Odd (Musical) Bedfellows!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Miss Music Nerd

McDoc and I recently installed a couple CD towers in our living room… it was way past time to get the CD’s out of the cardboard boxes! (VirgoDad was kind enough to anchor them to the wall for us while … Continue reading →

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