W.O. Smith Music School
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Access Point: Chrysa Kovach, BMus’13, works to help everyone experience music on their own terms
Whether on a Zoom call with adults regaining their ability to enjoy music through assistive technology like cochlear implants, or working with preschoolers with no music experience at the Neighborhood Music School in Los Angeles, community music facilitator Chrysa Kovach, BMus'13, helps make music accessible for all. Read MoreOct 1, 2024
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Class of 2023: Jack Allen shares passion for music—and compassion for others—through the piano
Class of 2023: For some, a piano is just an instrument. For Jack Allen, a piano performance major at the Vanderbilt Blair School of Music, it is a vehicle for compassion, inspiration, teaching and community. Read MoreApr 3, 2023
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New undergraduate and faculty research collaborations inspire, inform
The Littlejohn Family Undergraduate Research Program enables Arts and Science undergraduates to conduct original research alongside faculty fellows. Read MoreApr 29, 2014
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Jim Foglesong, music industry executive and Blair instructor, dies
Jim Foglesong, a key figure in the rise of many country music stars including Garth Brooks and Barbara Mandrell who went on to build a second career as a beloved educator, died July 9. Read MoreJul 9, 2013
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Rebecca Boelzner wants to bolster appreciation for the arts
Rebecca Boelzner (Lauren Holland/Vanderbilt) Rebecca Boelzner began playing piano at age 6 and violin at 11 before switching to the viola—a stringed instrument slightly larger than the violin with a deeper sound—as a senior in high school. Pursuing music in some way at college only seemed natural for the… Read MoreMay 6, 2013