PT89: Summary/Review of Markand Thakar's "Make Beautiful Music," with Jeremy and Luke

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This course is incredible, and I couldn't wait to share everything that I learned with Luke and the rest of our patrons and listeners. Today, I'm walking Luke, and you, through everything that I got from Markand Thakar's "Make Beautiful Music" online course. Be sure to check it out, then sign up before the final spots for classes starting October have been filled!
We discuss:

• Markand’s philosophy of the Transcendent Experience and how we can best make them possible for our audiences (03:18)
• An example of how energy plays into the analysis and performance of a short piece, and hear Jeremy sing Lightly Row (11:06)
• Practical lessons on the function of tempo and tension (18:53)
• Practical lessons on hearing, practicing, and fixing balance (30:10)
• Final notes on score study and how an understanding of energy helps to connect all the parts of an entire movement (35:31)
• Closing thoughts on asking the right questions and the value of the course (37:26)

Links from this episode:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodiumTimePod
• Make Beautiful Music class: https://www.thebco.org/conducting/makebeautifulmusic/index.html
• The Bowmakers Documentary (available September 12-20, 2020): http://osscs.org/

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