Julie Nagel explores how work, personal identity, and various actions and feelings, including mental health, are importantly linked to music career choices and how the pandemic has dramatically impacted that. The book looks to the future and suggests ways in which musicians can find meaning in their work and thrive in the new arts landscape.
Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono
From stars like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey to classic icons like Yoko Ono, female musicians have long been the target of double standards and toxic labels in pop culture: liar, crazy, snake, diva, b*tch, and so on. Lily Hirsch confronts the full range of sexist labeling and inspires us to think about these remarkable women on their own terms.
A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses
Camerata: A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses distinguishes itself from all other works on choral conducting by starting at the very beginning-the conception and purpose of an ensemble-and continuing through all other aspects of rehearsing and organizing a choru...
A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses
Camerata: A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses distinguishes itself from all other works on choral conducting by starting at the very beginning-the conception and purpose of an ensemble-and continuing through all other aspects of rehearsing and organizing a chorus to performance and reception. Wenk offers basic information on getting ......
What does it mean to be ''Californian''? Mina Yang suggests an answer that lies at the intersection of musicology, cultural history, and politics. Consisting of a series of musical case studies of major ethnic groups in California, this book approaches the notion of Californian identity from diverse perspectives, each nuanced by class, gender, and ......
The story of the night club impresario whose wildly successful interracial club, Cafe Society, changed the American artistic landscape forever.
Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Cafe ......
The story of the night club impresario whose wildly successful interracial club, Cafe Society, changed the American artistic landscape forever.Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Cafe Society tells the personal history of Barney ......
