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If you like the guitar, you’ll want to hear this expanded lute with its bass strings that play an octave below the bass clef staff. Fun fact: theorbos often do the duty of a harpsichord – and it’s more portable. Scott gives us a history of the instrument and a glimpse of what its like […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...

Nick navigates the minefields of protecting your rights as a composer, recording artist and creator, as well as avoiding infringement on other artists’ work. As a partner at Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin, Nick tells us about cases his firm litigated for artists and recording labels. This episode outlines composition, sound recording, master, synchronization, theatrical […] This is a publi...

Spotify and Tik Tok want us to shorten our expectations. They want listeners to pay for seconds, not minutes. Will they get their way? Who benefits from longer musical selections, longer articles and longer books? There’s no shortage of shelf space on the internet. So… it’s about our attention, and everyone wants a piece of […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

Artificial Intellegence, is it an extension of humanity? Does it help mankind get to the next thing? Why would the music industry want to develop bots that can play musical instruments? Will it lead to better art and creativity? These are the questions many are asking in a decade where the power of a computer […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Today’s social media seems to push people to put themselves out in the world. And most of us musicians seek some level of fame. But just how much fame does one need to have a successful career as a classical musician? More in the show notes at https://accelerandocast.com/show_notes/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

When you market your music, you tell a story about who you are and why your audience should come to your concert. But every marketer in every business does the same- or at least they should. Besides being a high quality event you are weaving a story that will captivate your listeners. Become a story […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acces...

If our audience listens and watches performances in a way that is different from us, we would do well to find how they watch and think, in order to connect with them. Being a watchable musician that draws the audience in- is something that makes the most successful performers have superstar careers. More in the […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

One of the last works the great composer wrote embodies all the best traits of his music. Impetuous and intimate, it has been likened to Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream not only because of a few of the motifs, but the characters the pieces share. Schumann was fond of writing characters into his music, the famed […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscr...

The Bach Cello Suites are one of the gifts Pablo gave the world. This week as we celebrate philanthropy in every form, Accelerando gives a nod to the cellist that defined cello playing in the twentieth century. Listen to your favorite artist playing the Bach Cello Suites on any platform or mode…and consider how you […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscrib...

As Music educators we navigate the question of talent all the time. In this episode Seth Godin gives a perspective on education and the arts for his listeners at Akimbo. Borrowed here with his blessing are two segments from his podcast. More in the show notes at https://accelerandocast.com/show_notes/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

If you want to create a music writing program that out performs Sibelius and Finale, you might want to examine the AI already written into graphics and text. Graphics are way ahead of music notation in computer programs. What can we look forward to in the future of music reading apps like ForScore? More in […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

The Memory Palace is a remnant of the way people preserved knowledge before literacy. Today we explore the techniques of memorization, the memory Palace and… swimming. Quite the mix. Read more on https://accelerandocast.com/show_notes/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit accelerandopodcast.substack.com

Juan Jaramillo joins Accelerando for an insightful interview on El Sistema, the program that introduced him to violin study. Juan is a successful musician and a vibrant purveyor of education that follows the El Sistema legacy. Working through the Non Profit Sound Impact he passionately takes music to schools and organizations in Latin America that […] This is a public episode. If you would like to...

Handel wrote music that delighted the crowds and the crowns. Water Music was written for King George I and was so popular the event it was created for: floating on the river Thames, was repeated a couple times. Today we talk about what it must have been like hearing Handel’s music out on the water, […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

Leonard Bernstein made a TV show in the 50’s called Omnibus. Its about the inside workings of classical music , and it began airing almost a decade before his great broadway hit West Side Story. Today I’m adding Hamilton and other Rap Operas to the Maestro’s discussion of recitative, perhaps the timeline is due for […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscrib...

Galileo’s dad Vincenzo was a noted Lutenist and composer from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Both father and son made inventions and progress in mathematics and physics. The family business of lute playing was shared by Galileo and his brother Michelangelo. Read more in the show notes at accelerandocast.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Quantum Theatre has been producing groundbreaking and innovative theater works for 30 years. This month the unveiling of a Baroque opera written for the the famed castrato Farinelli is another exceptional undertaking. The score was completed and in some parts rewritten by the musicians of Chatham Baroque and the production’s director Claire van Kampen. Karla […] This is a public episode. If you wo...

Composers have always found inspiration in nature for their works. Some composers turn this idea around and say the forest has a symphony built in. The crickets and the birds are music enough for composer Bernie Krause who creates sound scapes for nature installations around the world, but also writes for symphony orchestras. Read more […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss thi...

Cellists are excited to see a cellist rise to the throne: When he was Prince of Wales he enjoyed playing in orchestras, seeing ballets and other classical performing arts productions. In June this year he became the Patron of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and we hope to see more of this kind of appreciation from […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscrib...

The great Physicist who gave us E=mc2 says that his love of Mozart played a key role in his cognitive development. Some people say he was playing Mozart in his head while scribbling formulas that lead to the theory of relativity. So proof that music is relevant in a world of STEM. Today Accelerando explores […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or g...

Promoting yourself has become a requirement in today’s market, no matter what you do. We all have social media accounts , but as a musician seeking to get noticed by promoters and arts organizations we need to have a following-people willing to pay to see you play. This episode will help you get started down […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

The campus of Carnegie Mellon University was designed by Henry Hornbostel- his lavish Beaux Arts architecture gives the university a setting worthy of ivy league status, even though it started as a vocational or technical institution, Carnegie Tech. Andrew Carnegie built free libraries with concert halls throughout the county, and of course Carnegie Hall in […] This is a public episode. If you wou...

Using data to track and analyze business in some unusual places- that’s what the book and movie Moneyball are about. In this episode we look at some numbers at the Pittsburgh Opera by sorting out the traditional “hits” and the newer programs that make opera relevant in today’s world. Or maybe it’s just a numbers […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

Symphonies get one thing right: they’re organized. Maybe they’re the most synchronized organizations on the planet. Maybe they can show the planet how to get organized around the subject of climate change. We have to try everything. This month The Carbon Almanac was released; a project and a book organized by Seth Godin. This episode […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

Rodrigo Ojeda is a Venezualian born pianist who moved to Pittsburgh to study at CMU. When Patricia Jennings retired from the Pittsburgh Symphony as the orchestral pianist, Rodrigo stepped into the piano position. He was one of three pianists that helped choose the brand new concerto Steinway this year. Rodrigo joined Yefim Bronfim in New […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...