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Debra Lynn discusses music and those who create it: composers and performers. How do they do what they do, and what is their relationship to one another?... more
FAQs about What's the Score?:How many episodes does What's the Score? have?The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.
December 07, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #14 The Collaborative Mission of Mikautadze Dance TheatreEpisode #14: 7 Dec 2020. Debra interviews David and Elizabeth Mikautadze, founders and directors of Mikautadze Dance Theatre, a Graham-based modern dance company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They'll discuss MDT's unique focus on collaboration with composers and other creatives inspired...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
November 30, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #13 “Comparing Notes on Synesthesia”Episode #13: 22 Nov 2020. Debra compares notes with pianist Lisa Hickman on what it's like to live and make music with Synesthesia, a neurological condition in which sensory pathways criss-cross, causing one to hear color or smell words. (1...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
November 29, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #12 The Impact of Titles on Listeners (Pt. 2 of 2)Episode #12: 15 November 2020. Podcast listeners are invited to join Debra and 5 volunteer panelists in a second exploratory activity to discover what our minds conjure up about music without the imposed expectations of a specific title, and how our...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
November 23, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #11 The Impact of Titles on Listeners (Pt 1 of 2)Episode #11: 8 Nov 2020 Podcast listeners are invited to join Debra and 5 volunteer panelists in an exploratory activity to discover what our minds conjure up about music without the imposed expectations of a specific title, and how our...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
November 21, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #10 “Mechanical” for Saxophone Quartet by Debra LynnEpisode #10: 1 November 2020 Debra celebrates the birthday of Adolphe Sax with an analysis of her saxophone quartet "Mechanical," and the compositions and arrangements of others who have delved into this unique and versatile genre. (30 mins) Recommended Listening...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
November 06, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #9 What Makes Scary Music Scary? (Special Hallowe’en Edition)Episode #9: 25 October 2020. Debra fires up her composer cauldron to reveal the secret ingredients of scary music. (30 mins) Recommended Listening: Danse Macabre, Op 20 by Camille Saint-Saens Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod Halloween by...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
October 27, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #8 “Concert Etiquette for Kids: Raising Engaged Listeners”Episode #8: 18 October 2020. Debra offers tips to parents and teachers for helping kids of all ages become engaged listeners and audience members. (40 mins) Recommended Listening: "Hallelujah Chorus" -- Handel Messiah, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
October 12, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #7 “When You Wish Upon a Star” as thematic inspiration in John Williams’ film score “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”Episode #7: 11 October, 2020. Debra explores themes from Johns Williams' film score "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and their origins in fragments of Leigh Harline's well-crafted song "When You Wish Upon A Star." (31 mins) Recommended Listening: "Close...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
October 06, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #6 Patchworking in the music of Charles IvesEpisode #6: 4 October, 2020. Debra opens her composer's toolbox to explore a technique called "Patchworking," especially in works by Charles Ives (1874-1954). (33 mins) Recommended Listening: “Three Places in New England” composed by Charles Ives — specifically the 2nd...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
September 29, 2020What’s the Score?: Episode #5 Continued Discussion with Dr. Pamela Haynes about “Your John Keats”Episode #5: 27 September, 2020. Part 2 of 2 — Debra continues her discussion with Dr. Pamela Haynes, pianist and co-dedicatee of the song cycle “Your John Keats.” Together, they explore Pamela’s view of the cycle from the piano bench,...... Continue Reading →...more0minPlay
FAQs about What's the Score?:How many episodes does What's the Score? have?The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.