http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/ Welcome, my name is Garri Voodoo. My journal will feature articles by my good friend, the violinist and music scholar, Runa Fanany. She will mostly cover classical music, with perhaps a slightly alternative point of view. Enjoy! en Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:24:00 GMT Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:24:00 GMT info@classicalmusicjournal.com.au info@classicalmusicjournal.com.au http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/teaching-basic-aural-skills/ As a teacher, I have frequently come across students who, for whatever reason, lack the basic ability to replicate(sing back) a given pitch. This is a significant hurdle to teaching... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/teaching-basic-aural-skills/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/teaching-basic-aural-skills/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:24:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/neoclassicism-and-antiromanticism/ The years between the World Wars saw a speeding up of musical history. Prior to this period, broad encompassing terms for periods of musical development, such as 'classical', 'renaissance', or... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/neoclassicism-and-antiromanticism/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/neoclassicism-and-antiromanticism/ Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:19:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/the-armenian-duduk/ A short while ago, an Armenian friend of mine asked me if I could learn to play the duduk for a possible work he was writing. After spending a little... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/the-armenian-duduk/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/the-armenian-duduk/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:22:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/interview-with-peter-mcconnell/ I was recently able to pitch a few questions to the highly respected video game music composer, Peter McConnell. Peter has worked and collaborated on a number of successful Lucasarts... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/interview-with-peter-mcconnell/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/interview-with-peter-mcconnell/ Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:36:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/aural-perception/ Subjects in university music courses that teach aural skills, along with sections of high school syllabuses containing such exercises, are often seen as an unrequired irritation by students. Given the... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/aural-perception/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/aural-perception/ Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:17:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/writing-music-in-video-games-part-2/ After a bit of a hiatus, here is the conclusion to my look at some of the challenges awaiting video game composers: 2) Lack of available resources While this is... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/writing-music-in-video-games-part-2/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/writing-music-in-video-games-part-2/ Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:22:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/writing-music-in-video-games-part-1/ Writing music for games is an interesting challenge, as they are unlike any other media format. There are a number of specific challenges which have confronted game music composers over... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/writing-music-in-video-games-part-1/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/writing-music-in-video-games-part-1/ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:36:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/musical-connotation/ The ability of music to stir emotions and evoke feelings is well known, and its use within other forms of media - for instance movies or advertisements - highlights this... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/musical-connotation/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/musical-connotation/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:29:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/nicholas-routley-interview/ I recently had the opportunity to pitch a few questions to Australian educator, pianist and composer Nicholas Routley, concerning Australian music and music education. His views are an interesting dissemination... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/nicholas-routley-interview/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/nicholas-routley-interview/ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:50:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/interesting-music-links/ With exams at the moment, I'm pretty in the thick of it and don't have time for a full update this week. I can however deliver a few links that... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/interesting-music-links/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/interesting-music-links/ Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:10:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/cd-review-ashkenazy-mehta-mussorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition/ I have recently been re-listening to some works by the great Russian Romantic Modest Mussorgsky, most notably his Pictures at an Exhibition, completed in 1874 as a group of pieces... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/cd-review-ashkenazy-mehta-mussorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/cd-review-ashkenazy-mehta-mussorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition/ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:36:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/arturo-toscanini/ Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), more than probably any other conductor of his era, became a figurehead for absolute high standards and refinement in professional orchestral music. During a long stretching period... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/arturo-toscanini/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/arturo-toscanini/ Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:33:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/composition-influences-part-2/ Last week I looked at Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky as examples of how life implicitly makes it's way into a composer's music. This week I'll look at a few more. It... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/composition-influences-part-2/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/composition-influences-part-2/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:46:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/composition-influences-part-1/ Bit of a big update this time, so I'm splitting it over two weeks. Hope you enjoy. As an expressive art form, music is unparalleled in it's ability to convey... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/composition-influences-part-1/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/composition-influences-part-1/ Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:56:00 GMT http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/glucks-reform-operas/ I'm struggling to write an update with work pressures this week, so I thought I might put up an essay I wrote last semester as a Music History assessment. Be... http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/glucks-reform-operas/#comments http://www.classicalmusicjournal.com.au/glucks-reform-operas/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:26:00 GMT