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Pay Comparisons: Music Careers & Pro Athletes
September 2, 2014The topic of “pay transparency” is making business headlines recently, with more companies deciding to openly share what each employee is paid rather than […]
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Rigging Problems, Part II: How to tell there’s a problem
August 26, 2014Equipment wears down with regular use. Do you know how to tell if there’s a problem with your rigging? Sudden increase in difficulty moving […]
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Performing Arts on the Fringes
August 12, 2014This week we’re inspired to explore the “fringe” movement and its growing influence in the performing arts. The 21st annual Minnesota Fringe Festival (MFF) […]
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Are Broadway Musicals Too Loud?
July 22, 2014“The increasingly loud, sometimes impossibly obstreperous volume of most recent Broadway musicals is the result of a perfect storm of the evolution in popular […]
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Musicians, Like Athletes, Need Proper Equipment
July 1, 2014“There are many similarities between what the human body is asked to do in sports and in music,” explains Dr. William J. Dawson, Past […]
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Making Music…Organ-ically!
June 10, 2014Imagine your fingertips commanding the sound of a full symphony orchestra…and no, not with your iPod! Musicians who play a pipe organ don’t have […]
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Rigging 101: Judging the Weight of the Load
June 3, 2014When you don’t know the weight of a drop, a piece of scenery, or the lights you’re loading onto a batten, how do you […]
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Healing Wounded U.S. Veterans Through Music
May 27, 2014Reveille…The Star Spangled Banner…Semper Fidelis…Anchors Aweigh…Taps Music has played an important role in U.S. military service – to inspire, to celebrate and to mourn […]
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Fact or Fiction: Current NYC Theatre Quiz
May 20, 2014New York City relishes its avant-garde role in theatrical arts, with a variety of experimental productions that redefine and challenge conventional dramatic structure. How […]