FEATURE: SOCIALLY DISTANCED PERFORMANCE What Socially Distanced Live Performance Might Look Like Vulture: Justin Davidson The “foreseeable future” is a contradiction in terms, and among the infinity of things nobody knows is when we’ll be able to attend a live performance. RESEARCH AND OPINION #BetterMusicCities SoundDiplomacy.com Ensuring Music is at the Heart of Recovery in… Read more »
Innovation Roundtable: Organizational Adaptation during Covid-19 with members of the Guitar Foundation of America: Martha Masters, Namanje Ostojic, and Ryan Ayers PLEASE JOIN US! Friday, May 15, 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 to discuss the fast pace in which the GFA (Guitar Foundation of America) adapted to… Read more »
FEATURE: THE AMAZING MIMI ZWEIG Violinist and Jacobs Professor Mimi Zweig – ‘My Inspiration Behind StringPedagogy.com’ The Violin Channel: Blog In a VC-exclusive blog, acclaimed American violin educator, Jacobs School’s very own Mimi Zweig talks us through her inspiration and purpose behind StringPedagogy.com. RESEARCH AND OPINION To Survive the Challenges Ahead, Cultural Institutions Will Need… Read more »
A celebration of the creativity, spirit, and resilience of Jacobs students. Our work at the OECD and Project Jumpstart could only be so meaningful and rewarding because of the amazing student body at the Jacobs School of Music. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us, for coming to our events with questions and a… Read more »
FEATURE: BALLET TAKES CENTER STAGE DURING CORONAVIRUS Ballet Dancers Perform Moving Piece in Empty Streets Some Pros Let It Go on TikTok: “Is This the Future”? Paris Opera dancers film from their kitchens, bedrooms and even the bath How Russia’s ballet wasn’t shut down despite lockdown IU Ballet Student Mikayla Geier: Campus Misses You IU… Read more »
Innovation Roundtable: Music and Media with Jared O’Brien and Michael Stucker Emerging Trends, practices, and innovation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. PLEASE JOIN US! Friday, May 8, from 12-1pm (ET) Zoom Connect (registration required): https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZAtcOmurj0uHx0NYC7aul6TtRCLG-oLCg FacebookLive: http://facebook.com/jsomoecd/live The OECD invites you to participate in a roundtable on new trends and techniques in media emerging through the… Read more »
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 »