{"id":283,"date":"2016-03-15T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T21:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/?p=283"},"modified":"2016-04-07T17:18:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T21:18:58","slug":"writing-for-newmusicbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/writing-for-newmusicbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing for NewMusicBox"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was honored to be invited by the wonderful\u00a0NewMusicBox<\/strong> (a publication of New Music USA) to contribute\u00a0six\u00a0columns<\/a> as a guest writer\u00a0during\u00a0November and December 2015. In case you missed it, here’s a round-up:<\/p>\n

New Music for Learning<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u201d\u201c\u00a0The connections between music and learning shouldn’t only be a topic of interest for scientists or educators, but something that composers, performers, and presenters acknowledge and actively apply to their work.<\/p>\n

Music Inspired by Visual Art<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u201d\u201c\u00a0Music envisioned expressly for the purpose of illuminating, commenting upon, and conversing with visual art.<\/p>\n

Why Landscape Music is More Important Than Ever<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u201d\u201c\u00a0The intrinsic power of music to facilitate reflection and reinterpretation of life experiences makes creating Landscape Music a compelling approach to improving and deepening our connection to nature, a goal which is more important now than ever.<\/p>\n

How Landscape Music Evokes the Natural World<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u201d\u201c\u00a0What is the role of nature in culture? Why use the term \u201clandscape\u201d\u009d in reference to music? How can music symbolize the natural world? What are some of the specific approaches composers have taken to creating landscapes in their music?<\/p>\n

We Need More (On-Demand) Films of New Operas<\/em><\/a> \u201d\u201c\u00a0Making more live films of new and recent operas, and making those films readily available to the public, might be much more important to the future of opera than is currently appreciated.<\/p>\n

Creating Points of Entry into Opera Through Video<\/a> \u201d\u201c\u00a0Opera videos provided the \u201cway in\u201d\u009d I needed to become a fan, which led me to pursue live opera performances and eventually to compose opera myself. Now I’m looking for ways to help more people find their way in, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was honored to be invited by the wonderful\u00a0NewMusicBox (a publication of New Music USA) to contribute\u00a0six\u00a0columns as a guest writer\u00a0during\u00a0November and December 2015. In case you missed it, here’s a round-up: New Music for Learning\u00a0\u201d\u201c\u00a0The connections between music and learning shouldn’t only be a topic of interest for scientists or educators, but something that … <\/p>\n

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