Ryan McCulloch’s Post

The notes in the piano are identical to the notes in the brain. The more notes you listen to, the more creative boxes you open and the more creative options (solutions) you give yourself to your or your clients' problems. Classical music (or any music without voice) played at a low speed and with traditional or tubular instruments ...will lower your pressure. What lowers your pressure will increase your empathy (give you better/deeper insights into people and problems) - this will increase your creative fellatio. What does that mean? I have no idea. Why don't you work it out and tell me :) https://lnkd.in/gknFdeUh

https://lnkd.in/e-swp5Kp This is it! 🎵 I am so thrilled to share with you my last work for orchestra, Shores (working title: "Longing For Belonging"), conducted by Erin Bodnar. I want to thank the Mostly Modern Festival for choosing my work and giving me this tremendous opportunity to make my music happen - it's more rare than you could imagine! The piece has a suffered story. If you want to know more about it, here's an extract of the program notes. "It all started with “The Island” - a long time ago, probably during the pandemic in 2020, as a musical theater piece [...] meant to be based on a dialogue by Cesare Pavese, part of the book “Dialoghi con Leucò”. I remember reading this book and that “The Island” dialogue in particular, and getting so emotionally involved. It was about the story between Odysseus and Calypso, in a sort of alternative ending of the Odyssey where the protagonist decides not to come back home, but stay on the island with Calypso, because - freely paraphrasing her words from the book: It's just an island, what difference does it make where you decide to lie down and rest your head? And even if you eventually manage to come back to Ithaca, will you even be able to recognize your own houses after 20 years? And the people? Some of them will certainly be understanding, but will you ever be able to share what you have seen and done? You will feel more alone than in the sea. At the time, I found it interesting for the implications of the piece: it was full of insights about what it means to be isolated, and what is the meaning of travel and returning home. It was, as I said, during the pandemic, so of course, the theme was also resonating with the current situation in my life where I was in Germany and couldn’t come back home to Italy. It was a tough time in my life, I was scared for my loved ones - I remember having nightmares every single night. Anyway, the project evolved, but I never actually managed to make it an opera: not only because of the lack of funding, but also - to be honest - because the dialogue was so full and rich of intellectual interest that I found it difficult to transpose it into a libretto to be sung and not really “understood”.

How to open the circles of conservative music theatre and include future donors, technology, artistic ideas and audiences? See the full opening keynote of Aviel Cahn (General Manager of the Grand Théâtre de Genève and designated director of Deutsche Oper Berlin). At Classical:NEXT 2024 he talked about the current state of music theatre, how to work against conservative understandings and how to attract new donors and audiences alike. "Opera will become an endangered species, if it stays a dusty art form from another time, if it is uncapable to react to the challenges of our time, if it loses touch with a quickly evolving society and hence if it loses financial support because politicians or new generations of donors are not interested in it.   Meaning: We need to challenge our structures, our repertoire as well as our role in society!" https://lnkd.in/eyqJSNty

The Century is reached! ....by this I mean I have now reached my 100th minuet. I see it as a 'Century marker' in terms of been simply the three-figure number, from which you do not go in 'reverse' from once it's there on the page]. It is a two page piece and quite manageable to play on any solo instrument, and like most of my tunes, is dedicated for melodic line on its own, as I feel there is still so little music envisaged, at the onset, for one person to play alone. They all have a melody to them - which also seems often lacking in semi-classical world often these days . So there it is, in the file box with its family of other 'minuets' - I have not done a video of playing it myself. However - recently I did a little video of number 86 minuet- which was hinted in its general style of music to Mr. G. Ph Telemann - [in a very eclectic manner!]. That number 86 minuet is called 'Mr Telemann's delight'. In a way a simple and short homage to the individual who also wrote 100 minuets, that made me attempt my own just over a month ago in December [ 2023] which was when I started writing them. Here is link to that number 86 one; and as for number 100 - the minuets will have some more to come yet, possibly a couple of miniature ones. If you know any music student wants to play these or other new unheard music for soloist let me know? Works for soloist a rare even these days. https://lnkd.in/eNcsSYem

Let us know your thoughts on this informative new video!

In the orchestra of relationships, let your unique melody resonate. Balance your individual rhythm with the harmony of togetherness, ensuring your essence is heard in the symphony of connection. #UniqueMelody #RelationshipHarmony #IndividualRhythm

#classic #classicalmusic #playlist #piano #collection #chopin #etude #ballad Chopin composed a total of 27 songs of etude. Chopin etude is a song called piano textbooks and is an essential course for piano students, majors, and pianists. In other words, it is in the most basic and important position in the piano major. The reasons why Chopin's etude is so important are as follows. First, it is a practice song of Chopin, a pianist who achieved a major innovation in piano technology in the Romantic era, so it contains important techniques in piano. Second, it is a musical performance that is both a practice song. The genre of etude, that is, a practice song, existed before Chopin as a practice stage for playing other songs. However, Chopin instilled the musical aspect as well as the value as a practice song through his genius of practice songs, which were merely mechanical practice. Thanks to this, Chopin's etude gained value as an independent song and became a song that could be presented to a concert. It is also under the influence of Chopin's etude that the etude of later composers, who can be said to have been composed for performance rather than practice, later appeared. In modern times, a kind of essential course that anyone who wants to major in piano must play with Beethoven's piano sonata. It is difficult enough and is selected as an entrance exam song every year because one of the discrimination is certain.

check out our #ARMC2024 recap as we look forward to #ARMC2025

#classic #bach #brandenburg #concerto #johnn #sebastian Trumpet[6] and recorder, oboe, and violin are included in the solo group (Concertino), and the ensemble group (Ripieno) is composed of the current five parts and the whole bass composition (the trumpet is omitted from the second movement). The movement composition is a typical three-movement movement, which is fast-slow-fast. Unlike No. 1, which shows a somewhat loose counterpoint skill, here and there, a complex fugue, which is considered an essential element of Bach's music, is presented here and there. The role of the solo group is also much more colorful and colorful than that of No. 1, which is suitable for competitively showing the competence of soloists.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, my partners and I completed this song along with another version of it. https://lnkd.in/gUg4Hy-C Besides the lyrics, we also discussed a story outline to ensure the independent script and visuals align with the lyrics. We used a simple AI tool to first fulfill our requirements, and then made further adjustments to the details. I recall the artists I collaborated with in the past, and there are some differences compared to my current musical style. Fortunately, I can now express the atmosphere I want directly and with a clear level of control. When completing both the visuals and the music, it’s a matter of balancing the resources available—skills, time, and money—and every piece of art is ultimately the best compromise possible in the moment. I’ve made immature investments and unsuitable decisions before, but all of them were necessary steps for growth, laying the foundation for the future. In addition to my recent successful collaboration with the Vtuber ‘DIKA,’ I have other songs that will be released one after another. This industry doesn’t impose age restrictions, and perseverance, focus, and creativity are what allow one to last longer in this field.