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Sing with Gusto! Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing
Shape note singing, also known as Sacred Harp singing, is an American practice of singing and reading music. It has its roots in colonial...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
What the heck is a symphony?
My friend, performer and transcriber Christopher Steig, calls the symphony "the pinnacle of instrumental music in the classical idiom."...
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- Feb 13
- 5 min
You're not tone deaf!
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they were tone deaf..... Well, I'd have enough to buy myself a few lovely lattes--the...
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- Feb 6
- 3 min
Owning the masters: how the legal system fails artists
"Owning the masters," in addition to being a phrase that feels like Game-of-Thrones-level badassery, is a really, really important...
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- Jan 30
- 5 min
8 steps to make time for singing when you’re busy
Let's be honest: almost none of us practice as much as we want to. And for adults learning music for fun, it can be doubly hard to make...
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- Jan 23
- 3 min
A Brief History of Recording Technology
I could argue that the earliest "recordings" of music were inscribed in clay tablets--the earliest written music. Notation brought with...
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
Welcome to Zeitgeist Radio
I'm excited to announce that in 2023 we will welcome Zeitgeist Radio to the Zeitgeist Academy! Zeitgeist Radio musical podcast where each...
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- Dec 27, 2022
- 6 min
Setting your musical resolutions up for success
The new year comes with all kinds of wishes for change. It's the time where people at least temporarily commit to more of this, less of...
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- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
On again/off again: the reality of adults learning music
TLDR: you’re badass and deserve to do things just for you, for no other reason than you want to. I know my place in the world of...
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- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
Holiday gift ideas for your musical friend
There are 2 types of gift givers: those who love gifting, and those (like me) who think a root canal would be more enjoyable than holiday...
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- Dec 5, 2022
- 5 min
How to use music to spice up your event
Whether you throw corporate events, do activist work, or want to throw a holiday party people will be sure to remember, you might find it...
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 7 min
20 things you need to know for your choir performance
Photo by Mary Wardell Several years ago I had what felt like a particularly full December. I was working full-time in a non-music...
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- Nov 14, 2022
- 4 min
Finding Your Voice...In Your Body
In the wide world of music, the voice is a unique instrument. Every other instrument involves an external tool - a trumpet, a piano, a...
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
Singing the Songs of the U.S. Military
Veterans Day is November 11, and is an American holiday honoring those who served in the US Armed Forces. For years I was a member of a...
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
SPOOKY SOUNDS! ALL ABOUT HALLOWEEN
Halloween music is, I think, some of the more interesting music out there. First off, it rarely has words--it goes straight for the...
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- Oct 24, 2022
- 6 min
The Journey to Discover Your Voice
In life, sometimes it all comes down to bandwidth! After working in the music scene for several years, an opportunity came by that looked...
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- Oct 15, 2022
- 2 min
A Zeitgeist Academy Update
Hello Zeitgeist supporters! We've weathered quite the storm these last few years. After some time off, some soul-searching, and quite a...
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- Oct 7, 2022
- 1 min
A gift to diners everywhere...
For some reason as summer ends I've had a series of unfortunate experiences in restaurants. Twice in the last 3 weeks I've seen a group...
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