James CreanerOct 6, 20201 min readReflectionI am SO sorry for sending this in late, I just got totally distracted and forgot. I know I may not receive any marks for it, but I felt...
James CreanerSep 14, 20201 min readResponse to Xiao's videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpvzNcj_J3A
James CreanerSep 12, 20201 min readSelf-Reflection of Friday's coursehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03s9pGv0yVE
James CreanerNov 18, 20182 min readWorkshop responseHaving the workshop on Saturday was quite enlightening as someone who never was comfortable playing “popular” music. Having never played...
James CreanerNov 11, 20182 min readPopular musicUpon reading the article about popular music, I found much of the information in it very informative. There was much discussed about the...
James CreanerOct 28, 20183 min readIsolation in music teachingAs a student who has regularly taken lessons privately, I, too, have had the impression that I was being taught in isolation. I, too,...
James CreanerOct 22, 20183 min read Student reflectionsWhen approaching the process of interviewing some of my peers, there were many different assumptions I began with. I had a general...
James CreanerOct 14, 20183 min readInfluential Teacher assignmentOver the break, I interviewed my piano teacher Clara. I have been studying with Clara ever since I started piano at the age of 8, and...
James CreanerOct 1, 20182 min readVeblen ArticleThe Veblen article about community music was quite enlightening to me as someone who almost exclusively partook in Formal and Non-formal...
James CreanerSep 23, 20182 min readMovie ClipsClip #1: Monsieur Lazhar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCfq9nYZKpU In the movie « Monsieur Lazhar », an Algerian immigrant comes to...
James CreanerSep 23, 20182 min readShelemey article readingThe first form of instrumentation I chose was the Armenian Duduk, as the sound greatly interested me during the listening during class. I...