Winter 2022 - Volume 47, No. 2
In this issue: NFA’s amazing scholarship programs, Piazzolla, Paganini, the historic flutes of the Sigal Museum, composer Daniel Cueto, supporting first-generation college students, why performance anxiety is a misnomer, the C.R.E.A.T.E. Competition winners, graphic notation, the latest on the 50th Anniversary Convention, and more.
“I had journalists calling me, and newspapers and TV people. I didn’t know it would…
A century after the birth of Argentine composer and virtuosic bandoneón player Astor Piazzolla, Mariana…
Why are the 24 Caprices, Op. 1, by Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840), originally for violin, now…
The Sigal Music Museum in Greenville, South Carolina began life as the Carolina Music Museum…
Composer and flutist Daniel Cueto (b. 1986) is quickly gaining widespread attention for his music…
I leave out “new” in that old phrase “new and improved” because this is the…
Modern graphic notation is a varied beast, eclectic in manifestation, built on (and conflicting with)…
*Misnomer: a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation. Many of us have experienced some form…
Holistic support for teaching students who are first in their families to attend college Students who…
At the 2021 NFA Virtual National Convention, the C.R.E.A.T.E. competition took place with four outstanding…
Our Golden Anniversary convention is shaping up to be an extravaganza of epic proportions. Through…
My dear friend and former NFA President, Joanna Bassett, recently lost her father, David Robinson…
