Drew McManus
TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Chris Felcyn
Tue, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Felcyn, producer and program host for Detroit’s WRCJ-FM, 90.9, for the first time only a few months ago. Although we had a great on-air conversation, it was heartening to learn during our off-air chats about his efforts over the years to promote classical music. Chris enthusiastically jumped into
TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Roger Bourland
Mon, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
Composer, professor, Chair of the UCLA Department of Music, music publisher, and blogger Roger Bourland is a polymathic kind of guy. It’s tough to describe Roger’s contribution but suffice to say, it is undoubtedly a representative example of engaging creativity. If you’re like me, you’ll love it and wonder if the technology exists to crawl
TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Scott Spiegelberg
Fri, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
Back when I maintained a private teaching studio, I used to love teaching adults but it didn’t take long to identify an odd quirk between how adults and children learn. If a child doesn’t get it he/she assumes it will take more effort before it becomes comfortable. With adults, there was a sense that if
TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Marc van Bree
Thu, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
Adages be damned, sometimes it’s just better to turn molehills into mountains and self described “public relations practitioner” Marc van Bree is no thinker of small thoughts. From his blog to the expanding number of social media related studies and papers, Marc’s mind is always moving in new directions. His TAFTO contribution is no exception
TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Elizabeth Lunday
Mon, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
It took about all of five minutes between picking up Elizabeth Lunday’s book, Secret Lives of Great Composers, and determining that that she was going to be at the top of this year’s TAFTO contributor invitee list. So when she agreed to take part in this year’s program, I knew she was going to put
