I’ve been following Diana Deutsch’s work for some years and had been really intrigued with her studies done on speakers of tonal languages (e.g. Mandarin, Vietnamese, and my native Thai) and the seemingly higher proportion of individuals with so-called “Perfect Pitch” (long considered to be a genetic rarity). Here’s a recent article chronicling her work. [...]
Also tagged Biology, Genetics, Nurture versus Nature, Perfect PitchThis is more for my own sake, and also for the sake of not cluttering up this blog with lists of cello repertoire, but I’ve set up a Cello Repertoire Wiki so that I can quickly make a note about any repertoire I may come across for my Bibliography Project.
Also tagged Bibliography, Music, music resources, solo cello worksIt’s been years since I’ve done a recital proper. I’d been toying with the idea for some time now–the past couple of years to be exact. What is sad is that I haven’t really had the time (still don’t) to prepare for one. I’ve come to realize that there’s just no way that I will [...]
Also tagged Cello, Music, recital, World Music