en_US James Paisley Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:12:09 Z no Pablo Garcia Speech Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:53:35 Z

Do musicians own their own collection of instruments, or are they renting them? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1732/How_do_musicians_get_their_instru__1732.mp3 00:05:26 Speech Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:41:00 Z

A listener with a grandson with hearing impairment asks if there is still potential to learn an instrument if they so desire. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1736/Can_loss_of_hearing_hamper_musica__1736.mp3 00:04:46 Speech Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:23:59 Z

In this age of instant communication, are there any composers that are famous only in America, but not Europe, or vice versa? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1760/TransWorld_Fame_for_Composers__1760.mp3 00:05:26 Speech Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:00:09 Z

Both composers lived in Southern California, but did they compose for Hollywood? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1761/Did_Stravinsky_or_Schoenberg_Comp__1761.mp3 00:04:14 Speech Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:28:50 Z

Do teachers recommend learning piano in group lessons or more one-on-one instruction. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1767/Group_vs_Individual_Lessons__1767.mp3 00:05:02 Speech Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:46:26 Z

Some private instructors make students pay far in advance for lessons, why is that? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1768/Why_Do_Some_Teachers_Make_you_Pay__1768.mp3 00:03:46 Speech Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:52:48 Z

Percussionists have a wide arrange of large and occasionally obscure instruments. Do they all own them personally, as well? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1769/Do_Percussionists_own_their_Own_I__1769.mp3 00:04:06 Speech Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:01:54 Z

For families with stretched budgets, is it still possible to get children to learn music? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1770/Can_Music_Instruction_be_CostEffe__1770.mp3 00:05:53 Speech Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:09:21 Z

There is conflict in how to get a good breath for singing. Which should we choose? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1771/How_Do_I_Develop_Good_Breathing_M__1771.mp3 00:05:32 Speech Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:14:52 Z

With so many ensembles around the world, is there a difference between an Symphony Orchestra or an Orchestra or even a Philharmonic? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1772/What_is_the_Difference_Between_an__1772.mp3 00:03:37 Speech Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:21:40 Z

Does a composer name or dedicate the piece or is it the public in general? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1784/Who_Nicknames_a_Symphony__1784.mp3 00:03:57 Speech Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:30:41 Z

If someone learns to play pieces by ear, but uses incorrect technique, how soon, if at all, should the technique be corrected? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1800/Is_Learning_by_Ear_a_Bad_Thing__1800.mp3 00:04:53 Speech Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:40:02 Z

A beginning guitar student (and his child) wonder what are the good acoustic guitar qualities one should be looking for http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1818/What_Makes_a_Good_Beginning_Acous__1818.mp3 00:05:50 Speech Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:51:42 Z

Some stringed instruments used to use "cat-gut", but were they actually made of cats' intestines? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1830/Were_CatGut_Strings_Actually_What__1830.mp3 00:03:45 Speech Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:24:57 Z

With many different Schools of Music, Dean Rob discusses how to begin searching and weighing which one is the best for them. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1839/Whats_the_Best_Music_School__1839.mp3 00:07:58 Speech Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:10:16 Z

When musicians are classically trained, do they become pigeon-holed into one style, or do they branch out? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1846/Can_Classically_Trained_Performer__1846.mp3 00:04:06 Speech Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:41:31 Z

The symphonic works of Haydn and Mozart are so numerous, how did they write so many when others afterward wrote so little? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1871/How_did_Mozart_and_Haydn_write_so__1871.mp3 00:08:21 Speech Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:50:06 Z

Generally, why do instrumental conductors use batons while choral conductors use just their hands? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1877/To_Baton_or_Not_to_Baton_That_is___1877.mp3 00:06:06 Speech Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:29:25 Z

In this digital era, should a musician buy an instrument online? What factors go into that decision? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1883/Is_Purchasing_Instruments_Online___1883.mp3 00:04:46 Speech Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:35:17 Z

How does a performer choose an encore? Or even if one should do an encore at all. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1884/Finding_the_Core_of_an_Encore__1884.mp3 00:07:51 Speech Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:58:13 Z

Each week, Dean Cutietta asks faculty members about these questions. Why doesn't the Dean know all these answers? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1885/What_Does_a_Dean_Know__1885.mp3 00:05:00 Speech Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:38:39 Z

In the famous piece, The Typewriter Song, how did the composer, Leroy Anderson notate for this "instrument"? Plus, are ALL the normal typewriter sounds coming from it, or does the orchestra add to the sound? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1897/Was_the_Typewriter_Embellished__1897.mp3 00:03:51 Speech Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:22:44 Z

When a composer writes a metronome marking in a score, do conductors always follow that direction? How about if the only tempo marking is 'Largo' or 'Vivace'? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1914/Those_Testy_Tempi__1914.wav 00:00:00 Speech Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:53:36 Z

The terms 'Alto' and 'Mezzo-Soprano' seem to be variably used in the choral and operatic worlds. What's up with that? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1931/The_Vocal_Royal_Rumble_Mezzo_vs_A__1931.mp3 00:05:03 Speech Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:21:42 Z

Mozart's Symphony No. 37 seems to be missing, where in the world did it go? Did Carmen Sandiego steal it as well? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1946/Mozarts_Missing_Symphony__1946.mp3 00:04:25 Speech Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:55:34 Z

Most Public Radio stations tend to be on the lower FM frequencies, or on AM frequencies, KUSC included. Why is that? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1959/The_High_Authority_on_Low_Frequen__1959.mp3 00:03:54 Speech Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:05:22 Z

Enrico Caruso, the famed tenor, only lived until 1921. So is it fair to compare his early recordings to the tenors of today, since we have advanced the art of recording so far? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1979/A_Tenor_Worth_a_Thousand_Words__1979.mp3 00:06:35 Speech Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:01:22 Z

In light of the recent damage to a Stradivarius, what can an insurance agency do? And even if it is repairable, how repairable? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2002/The_Premium_for_Butterfingers__2002.mp3 00:05:14 Speech Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:27:11 Z

Dean Rob discusses the origins of Solfege, "The Sound of Music" and how scales can be both in a fixed position & movable positions http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/1857/Giving_Music_a_Guidonian_Hand__1857.wav 00:00:00 Speech Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:07:18 Z

Many terms exist that reference the separate heads of an ensemble. Who does what? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2013/In_the_Weeds_Over_the_Leads__2013.mp3 00:04:46 Speech Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:51:33 Z

The term 'Classical' is sure thrown around a great deal. But what is classical and what isn't? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2035/Blurring_the_Classical_Lines__2035.mp3 00:04:31 Speech Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:27:11 Z

Henry the Eighth of England was indeed a true Renaissance man, but was he the composer of music for the film 'Anne Of A Thousand Days'. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2047/Im_Henry_the_Composer_I_Am__2047.mp3 00:03:03 Speech Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:00:14 Z

Are there any violinists that play the instrument left-handed, that is to say in a reversed manner than what we're used to seeing? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2064/LeftHanded_Oddball_Violinists__2064.mp3 00:06:15 Speech Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:10:30 Z

In the times without valves, how limited were the horns in producing various pitches? Plus, why are horns usually using the rotary valves and not pistons? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2073/Vicious_Playing_Without_Valves___2073.wav 00:00:00 Speech Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:06:53 Z

Dean Rob dishes a brief history of vocal music in America, and refutes the idea that vocal music is declining. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2082/The_Growth_of_the_American_Voice__2082.mp3 00:05:48 Speech Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:20:48 Z

From UCLA, a very Hollywood question about the scoring of films. How demanding is film music and where do studios find their musicians? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2124/Making_Film_Music_Together__2124.mp3 00:04:24 Speech Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:02:15 Z

The reputation of the Bassoon is that of a 'comedian', but according to Dean Rob, don't tell a bassoonist that! http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2133/Bassoon_Bootcamp___2133.mp3 00:06:28 Speech Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:40:23 Z

The Oboe has been known for always tuning the orchestra. Dean Rob Cutietta hones in on the honing in. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2141/High_Thoughts_on_High_Wood__2141.mp3 00:05:06 Speech Mon, 05 May 2008 10:29:39 Z

Dean Rob Cutietta gets to the bottom of how we hear notes. And more importantly, how we internalize them. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2156/Perfect_Pitch_or_just_Psychic__2156.mp3 00:05:25 Speech Mon, 12 May 2008 10:35:42 Z

Dean Rob and Gail delve into the woodwind instruments, and more specifically the reeds of the woodwind family---or lack of them as the case may be. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2163/A_NeedyReedy_Question__2163.mp3 00:04:05 Speech Mon, 19 May 2008 11:31:53 Z

With a monumental question about the beginnings of music, Dean Rob runs the gambit through the eras of musical development. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2172/The_Origins_of_Music__2172.mp3 00:06:17 Speech Tue, 27 May 2008 11:26:06 Z

Does a composer create every single note of a composition? Or is there an assistant who 'fills in the blanks'? Plus, how does a composer learn the instrumental abilities? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2182/Causing_a_Composers_Hand_Cramp__2182.mp3 00:05:18 Speech Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:40:50 Z

A listener has difficulty in singing correct pitches, and wants some tips. Who else to ask but Dean Rob? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2193/Erroneous_Internalization__2193.wav 00:06:21 Speech Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:04:03 Z

It's been said many times that when babies are developing in the womb, they are able to hear sounds and possibly even music. Any truth to that? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2210/A_Musical_Question_Develops__2210.mp3 00:07:23 Speech Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:42:11 Z

Due to the complex nature of violin tuning, would composers ever write a violin part in unison? Or would the blending be too hard to match? http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2225/Being_Against_a_Unified_Front__2225.mp3 00:07:58 Speech Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:04:46 Z

While prolific in Lieder, Franz Schubert seems to be less popular in another vocal art, opera. Dean Rob tackles the reasons why. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2236/SOS_Schuberts_Operatic_Shortcomin__2236.mp3 00:05:39 Speech Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:15 Z

What is the difference between an Arranger and an Orchestrator. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2239/Arranging_an_Orchestration_Questi__2239.mp3 00:06:32 Speech Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:52:28 Z

Dean Rob helps describe the intricate tuning necessity of the oboists the world over. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2252/A_Second_Helping_of_the_Double_Re__2252.mp3 00:06:54 Speech Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:08:35 Z

Why does the term "recital" refer only to a soloist performing a concert? It's not used for large ensembles, though it can sometimes include the same music. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2257/Dean_Rob_Recites_Another_Answer__2257.mp3 00:04:02 Speech Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:12:09 Z

Dean Rob Cutietta, (with the help of Alan Chapman), discusses what determines the pronunciation of musical terms. http://podasp.com/episodes/k/ku/kusc/2265/You_say_Fantasia_I_say__2265.mp3 00:07:55