Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneOct 21, 20216 minAs Berio Would Say: Why??!! ...did I switch to bassIt’s travel season again, and so I finally have some forced downtime to do a little writing here, and so I’m finally getting to something...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneAug 14, 20216 min🙀Ilan's list of Dos and Do Not Dos, including 🙊6 TMIs💩!That's right: I've seen every single one of these first hand, and it wasn't pretty.
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneJun 15, 202110 minThe Almighty."The US is a religious country, and god is flat and green." I didn’t come up with that, sorry mom, but it has more than just some truth,...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneMay 10, 20214 minAuditioners Got Skillz! On Memes, Courses, and Sushi.Here’s something I have never done: talk openly about my audition experiences. I haven’t really shared much about this for two reasons. ...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneMay 4, 20213 minOn Musician Health Practitioners, and What’s MissingI started working on this chart a couple of months ago with the guidance of my buddy Kayleigh Miller of the Musicians Health Collective...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneApr 19, 20211 minVideo: Conversation with Steve Johnson, Virtuosity MusicA conversation with Steve Johnson, owner of Virtuosity Musical Instruments downtown Boston, MA, about his journey as a musician, business...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneApr 9, 20213 minThe Irrelevance of Music School?I don't usually respond to other blogs, especially by anonymous people. But this sensationalist, simplistic blog post, titled The...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneMar 25, 202111 minAbout Teaching Music with Dr. Colleen Conway Pt. 2Dr. Colleen Conway is Professor Music Education at the University of Michigan, author of several best selling books on Music Education...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneMar 21, 202116 minQuestions for Noel Freeman, HR ProfessionalThe recent passing of James Levine has brought up again both his awful, ugly past, and our seeming inability as an industry to grapple...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneFeb 28, 202112 minAbout Teaching Music with Dr. Colleen Conway Pt. 1Dr. Colleen Conway is Professor Music Education at the University of Michigan, author of several best selling books on Music Education...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneFeb 5, 20213 minSome of Sam's Thoughts on Higher EdI don't know Sam Burtis personally, and haven't experienced his playing or teaching first hand, but he's always been outspoken and...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneJan 28, 20215 minA Smorgasbord of Crazy: How Swastikas and flags of Israel coexist in far-right utopiaThe mob takeover of the Capitol exposed again how strange the bedfellows can be on the extreme right. Blue Lives Matter protestors...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneJan 20, 20214 min...and CUT!With the proposal from Ithaca College to remove the Master of Music Performance from their curriculum (https://theithacan.org/news/ic-rel...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneJan 13, 20215 minQuestions for Emerging Musicians, By Jim HopsonIn January of 2013, I was asked to give a masterclass for the University of British Columbia low brass students on the subject of career...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneJan 2, 20214 minThe Biggest Loser, or as Berio would say, Why??l love music, and I genuinely enjoy practicing, but the idea of doing the exact same thing every day...was not appealing to me
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneDec 30, 20203 minClassically trained, by Jules ShinkleThe following took place during my time in undergrad. It is a cautionary tale. I was fortunate enough to get an internship working with...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneDec 19, 20203 minDr. Know, or Is Ignorance Bliss? Jill, Miles, Pop-Tarts, and Tropes.What a week for education. It started off with the Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial about Jill Biden’s terminal degree...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneDec 13, 20205 minIn defense of quitting and amateurismThere so much to say about this: https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-white-house-not-if-you-need-an-m-d-11607727380. ...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneDec 3, 20204 minQuestions about ethicsThe college years are extremely valuable. That fact is self evident in how much money people are willing to spend on them. Being on the...
Ilan Morgenstern, Bass TromboneNov 8, 20204 minOff topic, or some thoughts on the Sunday after the elections.Trying to organize my thoughts tonight after the long week we all had. Here goes nothing. Joe Biden owes his victory in part to a...