Author - Gavin Chuck

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Vlog #16 Audience praise and pushback
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Vlog #14 We’re not emotion machines
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Vlog #13 The value of recordings (and Grammys)
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Vlog #12 Musicians are Energy Managers
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Vlog #11 Two sides of concert-hall etiquette
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Vlog #10 Perform in a club
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Vlog #9 The program note is dead!
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Vlog #8 Your ideas about entrepreneurship
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Vlog #7 Value vs. cost
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Vlog #6 SONiC Festival

Vlog #14 We’re not emotion machines

Two recent articles in the blogosphere deal with the role of emotions in music and in the appreciation of music. Both were really insightful in their discussion about the attitude that music is primarily about manipulating emotions. Of course, music inspires passion and excites emotions, but that’s not all it does.

Vlog #12 Musicians are Energy Managers


David Lang says composers are managers of energy, which I think also applied to performers. It’s refreshing to think about music-making in terms of energy management, because it makes us mindful that the whole experience of the concert is a performance. Musicians should therefore pay attention to how they perform every part of the concert, even when they aren’t making a sound.

Vlog #7 Value vs. cost

Always bear in mind the value of every aspect of a project or performance. While keeping the cost low is a good strategy, there are some things that should cost what you value them.