Quick Pro Tip: Selecting Quality Elementary Literature with Lucas Petersen
Feb 24, 2025•21 min•Ep. 174
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Episode description
Co-host and composer Steve Shanley gets Dr. Lucas Petersen to share a practical process of evaluating the quality of music written for performance ensembles of beginners in their first couple of years of playing. We’ll learn five easy criteria to apply: balance and structure, uniqueness/surprises, consistency, genuineness/ingenuity, and craftsmanship/orchestration.
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