M Ryan Taylor
M Ryan Taylor is a composer vocalist writer with degrees in vocal performance and composition. He is a Halloween and Christmas enthusiast. His music has been produced by the Chicago Brass, Utah Premiere Brass, Timpanogos Chorale and BYU opera.
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Time Management for Creative TypesThis time management system allows you to cycle through your projects and make gradual progress on each without letting any of them go stale . . .
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Janacek: The Cunning Little VixenEnchanting, playful, non-melodic, interesting, delightful, surprising, touching, sorrowful, joyful, sleep-inducing, provocative, sexy, child-like . . . all for the same opera? Well, yes. The Cunning Little Vixen is all these things and more.
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A Midsummer Nights Dream by Benjamin BrittenI am very fond of many of the works I've heard by Benjamin Britten and puzzled by some others. I'd say this opera was consistant with what I've come to expect from his work . . .
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Surprised by "Trouble in Tahiti"Before "West Side Story" Bernstein wrote an opera. For a long time I was turned off by the title of this opera and avoided seeing it. How could you have a good opera set in Tahiti?
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Lully: Persee, a Lovely Spectacle and Poignant Love StoryThe music is absolutely divine. If you have any inclination toward Renaissance/Early Baroque music in general, you will be amply rewarded with a fine score that features many a variety of solos, duets, trios, ensemble and ballet numbers.
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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo . . . the First Opera was a Little SlowOrfeo on DVD. 2 Performances.
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Puccini : Il Trittico (Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) - 1983 La Scala ProductionFirst off, the performances were fine for the leading roles in all three of these one act operas - some of the singing was first rate. The secondaries were quiet secondary. The production, sets, staging, blocking, acting were at best unimaginative.
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Purcell's Dido and Aeneas : Lovely BBC Film ProductionFilm opens up the possibilities here; you aren't tied to a stage space. The film itself is very creatively done. Beautiful art production, costumes, sets and even some really, really cool pyrotechnics/special effects.
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Columbus' Adaption of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Loses the Book's ElectrictyWhat made the producer's think that the writer for such stinkers as Scooby Doo and both Cheaper by the Dozen remakes could produce anything more than a parody of the epic material contained in the books?
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How to Set Goals that Make a DifferenceThere are goals that we hope to get around to someday and others we have the energy to tackle this very moment. By making the latter kind of these we can keep our enthusiasm and momentum high while accomplishing more.
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The Impossible Dream & the American DreamThe musicals that have had the greatest impact on me are ones like Man of La Mancha that make me see both the reality and the ideal. They leave me with a feeling of hope for the future.
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Making Wind ChimesMaking wind chimes is easy and satisfying. This formula will help you know where to make cuts in inexpensive electrical conduit tubing to produce a beautiful sounding musical instrument.
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Free Book: Counterpoint SimplifiedFor anyone writing music, in any style, this kind of mind exercise is something that can really limber up your creativity.
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Free Screenwriting Software that Goes the Extra MileCeltx is a versatile scriptwriting platform for screenplays, plays, librettos, comics and a/v scripts. Not only is it functional, it is also free.
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What's Wrong in Wonderland?Fantastic special effects and decent performances can't save 'Alice' from her fatal flaw.
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Creativity Boosters for Outlining & Mind MappingBoth programs are free, so try them out for yourself. You may have brainstormed and then outlined a story or other project before you know it.
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Top Rossini Opera Picks from NetflixI've been watching Rossini operas for the last couple of weeks from Netflix. They do have an absolutely huge selection of operas.
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"It's Easy for Them"When it looks easy, you can bet you are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. To make something appear effortless often takes thousands of hours of preparation.
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Learn to Read Music, Music Theory, and Ear TrainingRicci Adam's musictheory.net offers all the tools you need to master reading music and other essential musicianship skills.
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"A Christmas Carol" MoviesNothing puts the message of Christmas across quite like Dicken's story "A Christmas Carol." Gearing up for Christmas 2008 we rewatched all the different versions of "A Christmas Carol" that we own. Merry Christmas! Enjoy! -
Harris Poll Links Music Education to Higher Quality of Life and MoneyA new Harris Poll links music education to higher incomes & levels of personal fulfillment.
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Poetic Tools for Setting Text to MusicDiscussion of the use of analytic tools common to poetry in the marriage of music and text. -
What is Musical Literacy?Literacy: one reason why music students should learn to write as well as read music. -
How to Write a Melody that Vocalists Will Be Able to Sing EasilyWhen vocalists are given melodic lines that are 'natural,' they are able to move that much faster 'beyond the notes' into higher expressions of musicianship.
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Halloween Recipe: Red Hot Cauldron CakesA Harry Potter inspired variation on an old brownie recipe with a 'red hots' candy crust. -
Halloween Recipe: The Green BrainA Taylor family recipe makes 1 (very delicious) medium brain for your Halloween dinner or party.