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re/CREATE: Sarah Goldfeather Reimagines Mitski

November 2018

re/CREATE celebrates musicians paying homage to the traditions they love while creating music from the heart. Here, we feature violinist, singer-songwriter and composer Sarah Goldfeather and her rendition of a favorite Mitski song.

Musicianship

Awakening Your Inner Composer, Part Two

November 2018

A hand points at a composition sheet on a music stand

Every musician should be able to draw on their inner composer, even if their goal is just to feel more comfortable with their instrument. In Part Two of this series, Meyer teaches us how to develop musical material.

Sounding Board

Thunder, Songbirds and the Music That Remains

Tim Page · October 2018

When I was still very sick – confused and frightened, with no sure prognosis and the possibility of another seizure looming – I determined to try to rebuild my thought processes with music.

Culture Change

How Afro-Colombian Communities Confront Violence With Music

Ana Luisa González · October 2018

After suffering through decades of conflict with FARC, Afro-Colombian communities along the Pacific coast are using music to heal from the violence and to reassert their cultural traditions.