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Magic Starts To Happen
by Simon Hewitt Jones
I've not posted to the MusBook blog in a while, but be assured there's plenty going on behind the scenes. I'm not allowed to say what, as what's in development is top secret! - but rest assured that the MusBook.com site is being scoured closely by all of us here, to see what kind of connections are happening, and what kind of features our users (that's you!) need.
And how heartening it is. A quick browse of MusBook shows new friendships between people in different parts o… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on April 19, 2009 at 3:56pm — 1 Comment
Music & Stroke Victims
This news story on the BBC news website is worth drawing our community's attention. Once again we have scientific evidence to support the idea that music has a beneficial effect on our overall cognitive function.
The profession of Music Therapy now undoubtely represents one career path in music about which one can safely say it will remain a growth area for the foreseeable future! Continue
Added by MusBook.com on March 24, 2009 at 2:09am — No Comments
Handelling the Truth
By Jessica Duchen.
Jessica Duchen is a novelist, music critic and one of the UK's most widely read, and widely respected, writers of music on the net. She maintains a lively, witty (and sometimes irreverent) blog here. We are delighted to welcome her to MusBook.com!
The piece below was also published in a slightly edited… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on March 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
School music teaching in the UK--a lesson for us all?
by Peter Tregear
Did anyone notice this on the BBC news website today, or indeed hear Howard Goodall being interviewed on the 'Today' programme (you can find a link to an audio clip on the news page)?
The UK government is investing over £300 million pounds over the next 5 years to improve music ed… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on February 4, 2009 at 1:52pm — 3 Comments
Does ‘Classical Music’ exist any more?
by Simon Hewitt Jones
Is Classical Music still a valid term, and if not, what should we be saying instead?
[this is not referring to the Classical period, but to the use of 'Classical' to describe 'Western Art Music']
In response to Peter Tregear's blog post, and the ensuing conversation on MusBook: 'What's in a name?'… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on February 2, 2009 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments
What's in a name?
by Peter Tregear
MusBook's principle constituency might be described as people who enjoy listening to or playing so-called 'classical music'. However, we who have been working on the site do avoid using this term too much.
Why might we feel even remotely sheepish? Well, for one, the phrase arguably does evoke some pretty negative ideas in some people's minds. For people not familiar with it especiall… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on January 31, 2009 at 10:30am — 9 Comments
MusBook is now at... MusBook.com!
by Justin Delleur
Welcome to our first 1,000 users! We hit that first little milestone number yesterday... and we hope you'll be the first of many thousands!
If you're one of our first thousand users, you'll be used to coming to http://my.classicalmusic.org.uk/ in order to use MusBook. No more! From today, http://www.musbook.com/ is now fully transferred to our new servers, and you'll be able to use the site directly under its real name.
So... please change your bookmarks: www.MusBook.com… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on January 15, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments
What's going on at MusBook.com?
by Peter Tregear
Dear MusBookers,
Many of you will have noticed that we've been tinkering with several aspects of the site, some cosmetic (anyone missing the green colour scheme?!). The most important change is that we have established a searchable Directory which we hope will enable you to find and connect easily with your colleagues, and to find people and services you might need.
If y… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on January 5, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments
How To Add Pictures To Your Biography On Your Profile Page
by Justin Delleur (MusBook Customer Support)
If a picture tells a thousand words, then not having a picture or a few words about yourself on your profile is akin to standing in the corner with your mouth shut!
… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on January 5, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments
Using MusBook.com In The Real World
by Simon Hewitt Jones
As the 'Creative Director' of MusBook.com (which I admit doesn't mean much, but does allow me to play with some really cool tools in the name of work!), I get to spend a lot of time thinking about how to address the problems facing musicians today.… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on December 25, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Lament For A Noted Absence
by Peter Tregear
IT is not just Australia's financial institutions that are suffering from a profound crisis of confidence; several of our music institutions also seem unable to extract themselves from ongoing, often internally generated, troubles. The visceral impact on our lives of the former, however, serves only to underline the apparent insignificance of the latter.
No wonder it must have seemed a particularly oppor… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on December 13, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments
MusBlog launches!
by Simon Hewitt Jones
We're really pleased to announce MusBook.com's own weblog, MusBlog! As well as regular pieces by Peter and me, we'll be inviting musicians and music professionals from all over the world to contribute to the MusBlog, starting early next year.
One of our primary concerns is the future of music, and how musical culture will develop over the coming years - and especially how a digital world… Continue
Added by MusBook.com on December 13, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments
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