April 2010 | Jonathan Still, ballet pianist

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By Jonathan Still
April 25, 2010 6:02 am
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Freedom at last

In just less than 4 minutes, I will turn on Freedom for the severalth time, a tiny application that I installed last week on the advice ...

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By Jonathan Still
April 25, 2010 5:45 am
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Ducklings in Battersea Park

And some plants, a Barbara Hepworth and a pagoda.

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Music Playing for ballet class

By Jonathan Still
April 20, 2010 5:02 pm
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Name that tune in 1 #2

Name that tune in 1: it’s a ballet again

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By Jonathan Still
April 17, 2010 7:01 pm
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Jonathan’s musical trivia quiz: Name that tune in 1

At a recent recording, while we were waiting for the kettle to boil or a hard drive to back up, we got a bit silly and ...

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Music

By Jonathan Still
April 17, 2010 4:41 am
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Will the real Eduard Khil’ (trololo man) please stand up? Yes!

Wonderful to see that the original trololo man Eduard Khil’ is still very much alive and well, and enjoying his internet fame (a recent comment called ...

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Music

By Jonathan Still
April 13, 2010 7:11 am
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Happiness is a USB foot control

I don’t think I have loved a piece of technology more than I currently love my new Infinity USB foot control. I’m transcribing hours of interviews ...

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Dance Music Musicology Playing for ballet class

Pianos and violins in the ballet class

When did the piano replace the violin in the ballet class in the Imperial Theatre schools? Galina Bezuglaya has some interesting answers.
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Tamara Karsavina on music

In "Theatre Street," Karsavina makes several references to the soundworld of her dance training and rehearsal. Here is a collection of them.
Website news and updates

Sorry to subscribers for the flood of emails today

A problem with upgrading the theme on my site today caused a whole lot of rather strange emails to be posted to subscribers. Sorry!
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Appeal for help: cover songs on ballet albums, and classes on YouTube

How does monetizing ballet classes online work, for dancers and musicians? I want to know!
Music

Stravinsky and the “Summer Moon” foxtrot

Firebird as a Foxtrot? You're kidding, right? No, it happened—and there was nothing Stravinsky could do about it.