Music Gone Wild

Originally when the semester started I wasn't planning on taking this class. I was originally in an Arts first year seminar since I live...

I happened to notice that one of the members of our class appeared in a Daily Iowan video and I thought that I would share it here. Look for...

This popular piece written by Respighi is a calming piece with occasional dramatic moments, much like you'd expect when viewing t...

There are a couple of reasons why I took this class… Reason 1: I really love music. Music is a huge part of my life. I love to listen and...

Next week we will be examining Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz by watching this excellent video by Michael Tilson Thomas and the S...

Dear Students, I'm sorry for the late notice, but I have to cancel tomorrow's class meeting. I am alright, but I am going in ...

Today we will listen to Sorcer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas two ways; the first while reading the poem along with the music, and the sec...

Next week, on Thursday, September 15th, my graduate teaching assistant Bo Atlas will be covering for me and leading you in a group discuss...

When I was in Junior High, an assignment we always had during the first week of school was to write an essay entitled "What I did on my...

Welcome to the 2016 edition of "Music Gone Wild!"; a University of Iowa First Year Seminar. No doubt you are all overwhelmed and...

WHEW! I feel like it's all happened so quickly. Only one more week remains until I can proudly announce, "I have survived my first ...

For my final project, I wrote about the powers of music to heal. Since this was handed in, I'd like to share parts of it with the class....

Ever since Professor Manning mentioned that the large majority of symphony orchestras are male, I was intrigued as to why women are a mino...

I don't know about you, but every time we watched videos of orchestra performances in class, I would notice how animated the conductor...

Fugue In D Minor Bach a composer of the Baroque created a piece called Fugue in D Minor. This piece is one of my favorites. It is starts...

KTD-Intro (Mental) Program Music is essentially music with no words that is mean to to create a narrative in ones imagination. The major...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxBJYSU3RJ8 Disney and program music go hand in hand and it is no wonder why. Pieces similar to the Nutcr...

So I was looking up random music facts and I came across something interesting. A lot of modern pop songs have been critizied or labled as s...

Today is our last official class meeting, and I sincerely hope you have all enjoyed your first year seminar at the University of Iowa. I k...

Letting your friend microwave beef stew in your room will make it reek of that for days and it will explode while heating Sleeping while ...