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In 2019, I left my position as a music theory professor to start a new job in higher education finance. Since then, I’ve had many conversations with musicians considering a career pivot. While every career path is unique, my thoughts below summarize the most important......

Can findings from consumer research enhance equality in college classrooms?   Justice as “Contract”   In a 1999 article for Sloan Management Review (Volume 41.1), Benjamin Schneider and David E. Bowen explore the emotional side of business-consumer interactions. Taking a cue from personality theorists such......

Where is new music headed in 2018 and beyond? I reached out to six excellent composers and posed three simple questions:   Where is new music headed in the next 5-10 years? What are the greatest challenges facing composers today? How can we work to......

In terms of landing a great job, Mozart could do nothing right. And Giovanni Paisiello was the man who could do no wrong. From Naples to Russia to Vienna to Paris, Paisiello (1740-1816) dominated the international opera scene, winning favor and commissions from monarchs and......

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you probably noticed that I was obsessed with Maurice Ravel over the summer, posting several quotes and anecdotes. Time to explain that a little bit. In June, on a whim, I picked up Arbie Orenstein’s Ravel: Man and......