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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Mar 25
- 11 min
About Teaching Music with Dr. Colleen Conway Pt. 2
Dr. Colleen Conway is Professor Music Education at the University of Michigan, author of several best selling books on Music Education...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Mar 21
- 16 min
Questions for Noel Freeman, HR Professional
The recent passing of James Levine has brought up again both his awful, ugly past, and our seeming inability as an industry to grapple...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Feb 28
- 12 min
About Teaching Music with Dr. Colleen Conway Pt. 1
Dr. Colleen Conway is Professor Music Education at the University of Michigan, author of several best selling books on Music Education...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Feb 5
- 3 min
Some of Sam's Thoughts on Higher Ed
I don't know Sam Burtis personally, and haven't experienced his playing or teaching first hand, but he's always been outspoken and...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Jan 20
- 4 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...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Questions for Emerging Musicians, By Jim Hopson
In January of 2013, I was asked to give a masterclass for the University of British Columbia low brass students on the subject of career...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Jan 2
- 4 min
The 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
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
Classically trained, by Jules Shinkle
The following took place during my time in undergrad. It is a cautionary tale. I was fortunate enough to get an internship working with...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Dr. 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...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Dec 13, 2020
- 5 min
In defense of quitting and amateurism
There 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. ...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
Questions about ethics
The college years are extremely valuable. That fact is self evident in how much money people are willing to spend on them. Being on the...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Nov 8, 2020
- 4 min
Off 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...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Buying Ed
As a student, you might feel that your tuition is your way of purchasing your education, and you would be correct, but only partially.
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Flat People
Prestigious. Everyone. Shame
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Sep 20, 2020
- 5 min
The Cost of Free
A couple of thoughts on a kind message I got yesterday We live in a strange time. As artists, and yes, that’s what we are, we seemingly...
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Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Some Thoughts on Grades
My friend Harold Van-Schaik was venting on facebook, as we all do from time to time, about students. This time it was communication and...
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