by Jo-Michael Scheibe | Jan 15, 2018 | Jo-Michael Scheibe
According to a new study published in Current Biology, dance songs and lullabies from around the globe can be identified by most. Could people guess what songs are for used for dance or soothing a child by their sound alone, without any knowledge about their cultural...
by Jo-Michael Scheibe | Jan 6, 2017 | Jo-Michael Scheibe
Jo-Michael Scheibe shares some wise words from a friend, living in Germany. In times of darkness, we find strength. Music helps us seek out this strength: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures...
by Jo-Michael Scheibe | Sep 29, 2016 | Jo-Michael Scheibe
Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities and scientists to explore cosmic topics and pop culture with science in his show, Star Talk. In a way that late-night television has never seen before, Tyson connects and inspires us all to always consider the...
by Jo-Michael Scheibe | Aug 12, 2016 | Jo-Michael Scheibe
USC Thornton Department of Choral and Sacred Music Graduate happy to announce placement this spring: Jeremy Bakken: DMA candidate, Director of Worship and Sacred Music for Northwestern Publishing House Dr. Yejee Choi: University of the Pacific, Interim Director of...
by Jo-Michael Scheibe | Aug 1, 2016 | Jo-Michael Scheibe
Music is a way to capture beauty. This is at least what the music from Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara evoked; music is merely a translation of nature’s organic harmonies. The accomplished composer died at the age of 87 in Finland on July 28. Rautavaara...