Our fourth Innovation Roundtable guest is alumnus, singer, composer Moira Smiley, our April Entrepreneur of the Month! PLEASE JOIN US! Friday, May 1, from 12-1pm (ET) Zoom Connect (registration required): https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZAtcOmurj0uHx0NYC7aul6TtRCLG-oLCg FacebookLive: http://facebook.com/jsomoecd/live Moira’s a great artist to hear from and discuss the world of music! While studying in the Jacobs School of Music, Moira… Read more »
FEATURE: IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS During a Crisis, Is Art Just a Luxury? What the New Deal Has to Teach Us About the Importance of Supporting the Arts ARTnews: Jody Patterson During the Depression, a key facet of FDR’s efforts to restore faith in the government’s fundamental role to provide economic opportunity, employment,… Read more »
An international singer and composer whose work spans genres and traditions. Project Jumpstart’s theme for the month of April is “Staying Creative,” and Jacobs alumna Moira Smiley, with her eclectic artistic voice, is the perfect embodiment of that theme. She’s sung in arenas, cathedrals, kitchens, back porches, sound stages, and on glaciers, and has performed… Read more »
Our third Innovation Roundtable guest is alumnus David Simmons Wood! Friday, April 17, from 12-1pm (ET) Zoom Connect (registration required): https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZAtcOmurj0uHx0NYC7aul6TtRCLG-oLCg FacebookLive: http://facebook.com/jsomoecd/live Please join us this Friday – April 17 at Noon – for a discussion with Early Music America’s Special Projects Manager and Jacobs School alumnus, who will discuss current innovative practices in… Read more »
WEEKLY DIGEST, APRIL 13, 2020 THE COVID-19 EFFECT CONTINUES Why Music is So Relatable Right Now The Philadelphia Inquirer: David Patrick Stearns Why has the Philadelphia Orchestra’s BeethovenNOW concert, with two full symphonies webcast from an empty Verizon Hall on March 12, up to 771,000 YouTube views? Or why the Rotterdam Philharmonic’s abbreviated Beethoven… Read more »
Our second Innovation Roundtable guest is alumnus Evan Chapman! Please join us this Friday – April 10 at Noon – for a discussion with one of the most innovative digital musicians out there. Evan studied percussion in the Jacobs School of Music and developed phenomenal skills in both musicianship and multimedia while in Bloomington. 5… Read more »
FEATURE: THE FUTURE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY Predicting Tectonic Changes in Classical Music VAN: Jeffrey Arlo Brown, Timmy Fisher, Hartmut Welscher When the curtain finally lifts on concert restrictions, a new world will start coming into focus. And while it’s impossible to predict the future, here are 19 things we think will be different—based… Read more »
The OCED and Project Jumpstart are pleased to partner with Austin Pancner, The Functional Musician, to you bring health and wellness tips – designed for the specific needs (and physical demands) of musicians. Every Tuesday from 12:15-12:45pm, Live via Zoom, Austin will introduce a new habit and offer suggestions for incorporating wellness activities into your… Read more »
All Musicians! Join special guest, communications specialist HALLIE GEYH for a FacebookLive event, focusing on how to develop a robust and attractive Social Media Plan. SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION FOR MUSICIANS WHEN: Wednesday, April 8 at 7pm ET WHERE: OECD Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/jsomoecd/live As Communications Digital Manager for the IU Jacobs School of Music, Hallie… Read more »
Our first Innovation Roundtable is this week, with guest Phil Ponella! Innovation never sleeps! With COVID-19, our lives have changed and we find ourselves performing, communicating, creating and innovating in dramatically different ways. To keep up with these changes, the Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development is hosting a FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE each week at Noon,… Read more »