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Educators Musicians
  • Guy Duckworth

    Guy Duckworth and three students discuss teaching and learning piano, part 1

    1968

    Musician, pianist, and educator Guy Duckworth and three of his young students at Northwestern--Darrah Cloud, David Greenberg, and Scott MacMillan--discuss teaching and learning piano. Part 1 of 2.

  • Guy Duckworth

    Guy Duckworth and three students discuss teaching and learning piano, part 2

    1968

    Musician, pianist, and educator Guy Duckworth and three of his young students at Northwestern--Darrah Cloud, David Greenberg, and Scott MacMillan--discuss teaching and learning piano. Part 2 of 2.

  • Easley Blackwood

    Easley Blackwood, Midwestern composer, pianist and educator at University of Chicago, discusses his music

    Mar. 1, 1961

    Studs and Mr. Blackwood discuss his musical theory of tonal composition, and Mr. Blackwood plays several excerpts of his piece "Chamber Work for Fourteen Winds" on the piano.

  • Easley Blackwood, Leonard Meyer and Ralph Shapey discuss the standards of composition in contemporary music, part 2

    1965

    In this round table discussion the three gentlemen - all composers, musicians, and educators - discuss with Studs contemporary music and the standards for defining a composition in music. In the second hour they discuss what level of knowledge of music a critic should have in order to form a proper opinion of music. All animatedly offer their opinion to both the pro and the con. A movement of both Blackwood and Shapey compositions is played.

  • Jennie Tourel

    Jennie Tourel discusses her career with some comments by her accompanist Simon Sargon

    Nov. 8, 1970

    Jennie Tourel discusses her career with some comments by her accompanist Simon Sargon.

  • Interviewing labor and women's rights activist, and educator June Rostan

    Jul. 1, 1992

    Program includes an excerpt of a 1978 interview with songwriter and labor rights activist Florence Reece.

  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf discusses her roles and interpretation ; part 2

    Apr. 11, 1962

    Studs Terkel interviews soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. This is an interview done in two parts.

  • Peter Schickele performs and lectures on the music of composer P.D.Q. Bach

    Dec. 1, 1988

    Peter Schickele, the man behind the pseudonymous musical persona P.D.Q. Bach, gives a lecture on the oft-forgotten composer and sibling of Johann Sebastian Bach, playing and discussing a number of works by the fictitious composer.

  • Ron Modell discusses the Jazz band at Northwestern University, Chicago

    Jul. 3, 1980

    Studs interview with Ron Modell, Associate Professor of Trumpet and Director of the Jazz program at Northwestern University, Chicago. Modell talks about his students and their work in the band. He names some of his students and speaks of their individual work. He highlights their performances, awards, and future careers of those in the band. The musical numbers are removed from this edited version of the original recording.

  • Helen and Scott Nearing

    Discussing the book, "Continuing the Good Life: Half a Century of Homesteading," with the authors, Scott and Helen Nearing

    Apr. 22, 1979

    Scott and Helen Nearing, advocates of simple living, discuss their book "Continuing the good life: half a century of homesteading" and the simple lifestyle they lead. Includes excerpt from previous interview with Scott and Helen Nearing (1993882-3-1)

  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf discusses her roles and interpretation ; part 1

    Apr. 11, 1962

    Studs Terkel talks with Elisabeth about her career in opera. She discusses her thoughts of her overall career.

  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of the Northern Illinois University jazz ensemble

    Jun. 16, 1982

    Presenting music of Northern Illinois University jazz ensemble with Louis Bellson and Ron Modell from a rough-mix tape entitled "Reflections of you.

  • Wolfgang Rubsam discusses his career as an organist and Associate Professor of church music at Northwestern University

    Mar. 1, 1984

    Studs interviews Wolfgang Rubsam who is performing at the St. Clements Catholic Church in Chicago. They discuss the sounds of the harpsichord, piano, and organ. Rubsam explains how the organ builder and the acoustics in a church affects the sound of the organ. Rubsam talks a little about various teachers he has had and the things he learned from each. The musical numbers are removed from this edited version of the original recording.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Wynton Marsalis discusses his musical upbringing

    Nov. 5, 1985

    Terkel comments and presents a musical performance by Wynton Marsalis

  • Bernard Asbell

    Interview with Bernard Asbell

    Jun. 14, 1995

    Interviewing author, singer and songwriter Bernard Asbell.

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