music theory

If you’ve been watching my videos for any length of time you know I love to use metaphors to break down complex topics, and I have found a kindred spirit in composer and concert pianist, Philip Johnston of Orchestration Recipes, who joins me to unpack how he makes advanced musical concepts much less intimidating!

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00:00 - Intro & Welcome
01:51 - Interview with Philip Johnston
03:26 - Philip's musical journey
09:31 - An alternative way to represent music theory
15:37 - Is it necessary for composers to be 100% full-time to be taken seriously?
18:05 - Why is the traditional teaching of music theory stuck in one system?
21:24 - The orchestration recipes system
33:04 - How do people get the most from the recipes?
34:43 - Volumes 3 & 4 of orchestration recipes - "the spices"
37:25 - A video example from volume 3 "spices"
40:55 - How should people best use these responsibly?
41:47 - Any specific advice for media composers?
47:32 - How to learn more about Philip and orchestration recipes
47:55 - Outro and How You Can Join the 52 Cues Community!

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Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss if a music degree is worth pursuing.

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

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Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss the following:
1.  If we could go back in time and change something about our instrument, what would it be?
2.  Pre-college and post-college advice (what would we tell ourselves)?
3.  Favorite (or least favorite) ice cream flavor?

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

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Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss two questions:
1.  Would you rather fight 10 organs or 100 pianos?  (yep...)
2. How do you handle having TONS of reading to accomplish and not enough time to accomplish it?

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Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss ways to handle busyness (especially with those we see around us) and the best (worst?) dad jokes off the top of our head...

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

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Walker and Zach address the first long hiatus of Fiona Apple's career, listen to some of her covers/collaborations, and wonder if she would like them. 

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This episode is a bit more specific to our University of Alabama School of Music students (but it can still be useful to everyone)!  Who might you need to know in the School of Music to make life a better place?  Let's chat about it.

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place. 

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Welcome to SEASON 3, part 2 of Two Moody Doctors!  We're so excited to bring a new season to you.  Who is "we"?  Dr. Amir Zaheri and Dr. Kevin Woosley, two music doctors from the University of Alabama School of Music!  And in this episode, you'll get a little more of an insight into the...unique...people presenting this podcast!

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place. 

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Welcome to SEASON 3 of Two Moody Doctors!  We're so excited to bring a new season to you.  Who is "we"?  Dr. Amir Zaheri and Dr. Kevin Woosley, two music doctors from the University of Alabama School of Music!

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.  

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

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Awards, musicals, and dad jokes on stage.

Yep.

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Is Mozart better than Beethoven?  Rachmaninoff...is he amazing or, meh?  Let's chat composer hot takes.

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How does one manage having a family and being a musician?  Is it the same for each person?  If I am not doing what others in my field are doing, does that mean I have failed?  What exactly does family look like?  

Let's dive in!

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How do you hold your coffee mug?  Is it good?  Or it is chaotic evil?

Be sure to reference this picture during today's podcast: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentCharts/comments/ktfycl/an_alignment_chart_for_holding_a_mug/

Many thanks to Alanna for the awesome submission!

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7 dad jokes submitted.  7 moments of pure epicness.

Brace yourself.

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Walker and Zach immerse themselves in the period of loss and reflection that led to Radiohead's possible swan song- the somber, beautiful A Moon Shaped Pool. They also listen to the band's rejected James Bond theme, and help each other through the DABDA process.
Tune in next week for a track-by-track breakdown of AMSP w/ a special guest!
Episode Citation/References:
Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead by Brad Osborn Ph.D.
David Bennett Piano - Radiohead Analysis
Radiohead: Life in a Glasshouse by John Aizlewood
How Concert Ticket Monopolies Ruined Everything

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Walker and Zach mirror Thom's second solo album by doing an extremely half-assed episode that is still met with universal acclaim. 

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Walker and Zach examine the Thom Yorke/Flea side-project Atoms For Peace and their first and last album- 2013's Amok. Zach also unearths the only Yelp review he's ever written. Walker presents a manically charged email from the past. 

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Walker and Zach reach into the Radiohead Grab Bag and pull out some fun odds and ends. The boys rank Thom's hairstyles, give their live reactions to the solo work of the Handsome Man and the Bald King, listen to some Mario 64 remixes, and engage in an earnest discussion about separating the art from the artist. 

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA  Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Lyrics by Charles Hart | Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe | Book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber | Based on the novel Le Fantome de  l'Opera by Gaston Leroux | Originally Directed by Harold Prince | Orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber | Original Production by Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. and The Really Useful Group Ltd. 

Works Consulted & Reference :

• The Phantom of the Opera (Original Libretto) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe
• Sense of Occasion by Harold Prince
• Unmasked by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Razzle Dazzle by Michael Reidel
• The Complete Phantom of the Opera by George Perry

Music Credits:

• "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
• "The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble
• "Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer
• "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie
• "Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne
• "What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble
• "The Music of the Night” from  The Phantom of the Opera (Original London Cast Recording) | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Lyrics by Charles Hart | Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe | Performed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom of the Opera Original London Cast, Michael Crawford
• "Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon
• "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews
• "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas
• “What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff