http://travisjweller.com/2010/02/feeling-interpreters/ Advocate, Composer, Conductor, Educator Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://travisjweller.com/2010/02/feeling-interpreters/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Music Education News Direct and Now -Monday's Musix Mix! | MusTech.Net: Music Education, Music Technology, & Education! Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:42:39 +0000 http://travisjweller.com/?p=214#comment-1444 [...] “Feeling” Interpreters: Well-thought post by Travis J. Weller: “This week I began researching interpretation and feeling as part of my work at Kent State.  At first glance, they seemed unrelated. However, the more I began reading perspectives of different composers and conductors, my conclusion is that great interpretation does not just recreate the composer’s intent but rather conveys feelings that the composer intended.”Judging Royalty -The True Heartbeat Of The Local Miss America Contestants: An article by Dr. Joseph Pisano that relates his experience looking at the the character, soul, and talent as a judge of a number of local Miss America Pageants. “Very unlike the Hollywood stereo-typical view of pageant contestants, these fine young women were unabashedly honest and truly seeking to better themselves and their communities.   Everyone of these pageant contestants, title-holder or not, will go on to positively impact their spheres of influence -they already have.  Their self-confidence, sacrifice, style, service, success, and scholarship is self-evident after meeting them. They all have the hearts of lions and the souls of champions.” [...] [...] “Feeling” Interpreters: Well-thought post by Travis J. Weller: “This week I began researching interpretation and feeling as part of my work at Kent State.  At first glance, they seemed unrelated. However, the more I began reading perspectives of different composers and conductors, my conclusion is that great interpretation does not just recreate the composer’s intent but rather conveys feelings that the composer intended.”Judging Royalty -The True Heartbeat Of The Local Miss America Contestants: An article by Dr. Joseph Pisano that relates his experience looking at the the character, soul, and talent as a judge of a number of local Miss America Pageants. “Very unlike the Hollywood stereo-typical view of pageant contestants, these fine young women were unabashedly honest and truly seeking to better themselves and their communities.   Everyone of these pageant contestants, title-holder or not, will go on to positively impact their spheres of influence -they already have.  Their self-confidence, sacrifice, style, service, success, and scholarship is self-evident after meeting them. They all have the hearts of lions and the souls of champions.” [...]

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