Posts by Timothy Simpson
“We’re making theater”: The Nashville Opera’s Production of Mozart’s Masterpiece “The Magic Flute”.
“Wir machen Theater!” or “We’re making theater!” in English. The Nashville Opera’s recent production of Mozart’s timeless classic “The Magic Flute” (Die Zauberflöte) is a testimony to this long-held German sentiment of what it is to ‘make theater.’ What does that mean and why is it important in this review? Making theater means putting a…
Read MoreConcert Review: Holidays on ‘The Hill”: A concert of Christmas music by Western Kentucky University’s Symphony and Symphonic Band, and the Southern Kentucky Choral Society
https://musiterania.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WKU-Symphony-Concert-12_1_2023-Friday-19_30-Van-Meter-Auditorium-Western-Kentucky-University-Bowling-Green-Kentucky.pdf December 2, 2023 – The Music Department at Western Kentucky University presented the program entitled “Holiday on the Hill” featuring the WKU Symphonic Band, the WKU Symphony, and the Southern Kentucky Choral Society under the guidance of Dr. Brian St. John, the Baker Professor of Music, Music Director and Conductor of the WKU Symphony.…
Read MoreFilling in the Gap: Part of the Musiterania™ Mission
The realm of music is vast and the part that any individual plays in it varies greatly from person to person. It isn’t uncommon for people to be skeptical when you share your idea of becoming a musician because it has always been a really rocky financial road. This is where Musiterania™ seeks to fill…
Read MoreThe New Year 2023 and the Need
This blog post is more like a letter to those who are interested in Musiterania™. I launched this website several years ago while I was very involved in caring for my elderly parents. I wanted to get to work on the vision of this website while dealing with all of the issues surrounding my parent’s…
Read MoreHow to Use A Calendar and Keep a Log of Your Musical Journey
This is a piece of “advice” I have for anyone in music, but especially for those who are building a career as an onstage performer or a private teacher. However, this “advice” would be good for anyone really who wants to have order in their lives and remember what they did in life. No Job…
Read MoreBuilding Your Music “Business”
It was the mid 1970s when I first got the bug to become a musician. I was already in my teens and so the early development of learning an instrument had already past. I wanted to be a musician but wasn’t very good at any instrument except my voice. So I became a “singer”. I…
Read MoreIt’s now or never. When a musician decides to be a musician.
I remember when I made the confession of music in my life. It was years before anyone else really knew just how seriously I felt about it. I said one day to my mother, “I don’t care what happens to me as long as I can be in music.” At that time I think my…
Read MoreThe Audience Membership: The “Other Half” of the Musical Equation
Musiterania™ is being created as a way for musicians to build an income using the platform of the website. Future plans include a “chain” or “network” of local chapters with facilities so musicians have a place to work, practice, do workshops, and of course perform. It is a bold vision with a lot that can…
Read MoreResiduals: The Artist’s Cash Machine
You’ve heard about residuals? You know, residuals, those little checks that come in long after the work is done?’ (Read on at the bottom for another way to residuals) Record a song, it plays on radio stations, you get paid every time it plays and you don’t even know it is playing, you just get…
Read MoreStraight Line: Asking Questions and Allowing People to Make Their Own Decisions.
Does the term “Straight Line” ring a bell? Maybe not. Let me jog your memory. But to answer the first question, “Why is he talking about sales on a website about music?” Well, because if you want to earn income with your music, it is an important and vital topic. The “Straight Line” method of…
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