Music is Hard

Saxophonist Tim Rosenberg and composer David MacDonald chat about how hard it is to make this music stuff happen. Each show focuses on a single topic. New episodes are released each week.

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Music is Hard 60: Organizations

13 years ago

Music is Hard 60: Organizations

professionalism

professional organizations

sci

nasa

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professionalism

professional organizations

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nasa

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Music is Hard 59: Accessibility

13 years ago

Music is Hard 59: Accessibility

oxford comma

em dash

npr

piano

accessibility

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em dash

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Music is Hard 58: Humor

13 years ago

Music is Hard 58: Humor

sports

local news

humor

helicopter string quartet

jokes

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sports

local news

humor

helicopter string quartet

jokes

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Music is Hard 57: Size

13 years ago

Music is Hard 57: Size

michael colgrass

karlheinz stockhausen

mittwoch aus licht

opera

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michael colgrass

karlheinz stockhausen

mittwoch aus licht

opera

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Music is Hard 56: Compliments

13 years ago

Music is Hard 56: Compliments

compliments

criticism

critique

feedback

audiences

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compliments

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audiences

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Music is Hard 55: Bio

14 years ago

Music is Hard 55: Bio

bio

biography

writing

program

website

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bio

biography

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Music is Hard 54: Reviews

14 years ago

Music is Hard 54: Reviews

sibelius

musescore

open source

reviews

charlie siem

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Music is Hard 53: Tools

14 years ago

Music is Hard 53: Tools

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tools

saxophone

notation

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Music is Hard 52: Inferiority

14 years ago

Music is Hard 52: Inferiority

henri dutilleux

new york philharmonic

alex ross

wagner

inferiority

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henri dutilleux

new york philharmonic

alex ross

wagner

inferiority

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Music is Hard 51: Play

14 years ago

Music is Hard 51: Play

jeremy denk

deadmau5

edm

electronic music

morton subotnick

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jeremy denk

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