Blair School Of Music
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Blair School of Music offers interactive Zoom Kindermusik classes June 9-July 21
Families with children from infants to age 5 will enjoy learning about music, movement, sharing and pretend play through the Blair School of Music’s virtual Kindermusik classes. Read MoreMay 4, 2021
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Blair School of Music offers ‘Music Theory Without Fear’ June 7-11
Blair School of Music will offer “Music Theory Without Fear” for students age 12 through adults June 7–11 from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Read MoreMay 4, 2021
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American Soundtrack: A look inside the National Museum of African American Music
Vanderbilt’s partnership with the recently opened National Museum of African American Music promises the potential of community-building discussions involving music, race, history and storytelling. Read MoreApr 27, 2021
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Gene Back, BMus’06, BAFTA Breakthrough Talent
Last November, alumnus Gene Back’s growing list of accomplishments caught the attention of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The organization, which promotes the art of motion pictures on both sides of the Atlantic, selected him as a Breakthrough Talent. Read MoreApr 22, 2021
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Arts Remix
A compilation of recent awards, events and research in Vanderbilt's arts community. Read MoreApr 21, 2021
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Class of 2021: Multitalented musician sets his sights on law and politics
At Vanderbilt, Anighya Crocker found the freedom to pursue all of his passions, double-majoring in voice performance and law, history and society. Next, he is looking toward law school and politics—and maybe a run for governor of Tennessee. Read MoreApr 2, 2021
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Musical Arrangements: Vanderbilt Blair School of Music adapts practices and performances to navigate COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the entire Vanderbilt community to change its routines. But because of the live-performance nature of music schools, the Blair School has implemented numerous precautions to ensure that faculty and students remain safe—all while maintaining a semblance of the highly personalized instruction for which Blair is known. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Vanderbilt Changemakers series kicks off with event featuring Owen alumni entrepreneurs
The inaugural Vanderbilt Changemakers event featured a discussion with Owen Graduate School of Management alumni Nat Robinson, MBA’07, JD’18, and Tori Samples, BMus’12, MBA’18, about the company they created to provide virtual banking services to refugees and migrants. Read MoreJan 29, 2021
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Songwriting class helps students find soulful collaborations across continents
Any Nashville songwriter will tell you that some of the most meaningful collaborations come during crisis. Vanderbilt undergraduates in a songwriting class at the Blair School of Music got a taste of this when they partnered with peers on the other side of the globe, who also were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, to co-create original songs. Read MoreJan 13, 2021
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Creative use of virtual learning platforms increases Blair Academy engagement
Blair Academy at Vanderbilt, the music education program for children, youth and adults at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, has developed creative new approaches to build curriculum and share music, despite the challenges of music instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, enrollment for the adult program in particular has increased. Read MoreDec 2, 2020
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Molly Barth and Vanderbilt Blair Community adapt to performance, teaching challenges catalyzed by COVID-19
Refusing to allow the COVID-19 pandemic to silence her flute, Vanderbilt Blair School of Music Associate Professor Molly Barth devised creative ways to continue playing, among them a solo recording project. Read MoreNov 13, 2020
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Vanderbilt University launches series on justice, healing with renowned artists and scholars
Vanderbilt University is launching "Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice," a new initiative conceived by professor Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and focused on healing at a time of social unrest. Read MoreSep 11, 2020
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Blair offers senior adult classes through ZOOM
“Symphony 101: New Ears for Music and the Orchestra” is an interactive eight-week class that brings great music to life. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m., Aug. 26–Oct. 14. Read MoreAug 19, 2020
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Blair Academy now open on Zoom
At Blair Academy, people of all ages study music with renowned Vanderbilt faculty. Blair Academy offers ensembles, lessons and classes for children, youth and adults. Read MoreAug 19, 2020
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“Ignore Boundaries” Dean Mark Wait reflects on his decades at the Blair School of Music
Photo by Joe Howell by John Pitcher It’s the end of an era at Blair. Mark Wait, the Martha Rivers Ingram Dean and professor of music, retired June 30. Blair was a relatively small institution when Wait took the helm in 1993. It had 19 full-time faculty who taught and… Read MoreJul 17, 2020
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Blair Faculty Notes
Kirsten Agresta Copely, adjunct associate professor of harp, released Around The Sun, an all-original new age harp album in January. It takes listeners on a journey through a 365-day cycle from “Daybreak” to “Winter’s Bone” with introspective melodies and ambient soundscapes. This marks her third solo album and first as… Read MoreJul 17, 2020
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Blair Student Accolades
Undergraduate competition winners Max Randal, a rising senior piano performance major and computer science minor, was named the Tennessee Music Teachers Association Young Artist Collegiate Competition state winner in November 2019. Kaila Geisinger, a rising senior harp performance major, took second prize representing the Southeastern Region in the Advanced Division… Read MoreJul 17, 2020
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Meet Lorenzo F. Candelaria, new dean at the Blair School of Music
The Blair School of Music begins a new leadership era as it welcomes Lorenzo F. Candelaria as its new dean. Read MoreJul 6, 2020
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Blair School offers Kindermusik classes via Zoom June 3-July 23
Encourage your child's musical and social development from the comfort of your home. Children will sing, dance and play as instructor Amy Alley joyfully recognizes and interacts with each child by name through Zoom. Read MoreJun 1, 2020
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A classical singer pivots during pandemic to bring cheer through parody
When Chris Mann, a Vanderbilt alumnus with a degree in opera, started making music parody videos and posting them online, he struck a positive chord with millions of people also struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreMay 19, 2020