It’s hard to believe it’s already been two weeks since this year’s Sforzando String Camp ended. Life’s been busy!
Every year at Sforzando is wonderful, and this year was no exception. I felt like the teaching was particularly helpful this year, especially in the areas of music pedagogy and music standards. Perhaps part of the reason why I felt like I learned a lot is because last year I was running around with a camera in my hand the whole time. It was great seeing all our Sforzando friends again this year, playing and learning about music for God’s glory!
On the topic of the Sforzando documentary — it’s released to the public now! After months of working on it, getting feedback from friends, and making more tweaks, the final cut was exported on May 9, 2011. It’s an hour, five minutes.
One of the unique things about the documentary is that I attempted to use the string camp as a context for an educational experience (opposed to making a long commercial or highlight video about the camp). The film contains some practical information, in my opinion, on a variety of topics: the importance of history and theory to music, what the purpose of music should be for a Christian, a discussion of music standards, some tidbits of fun information about Beethoven’s famed 5th Symphony, why it’s crucial to start children young in playing music, and more. It’s a fun film for anyone who’s ever gone to Sforzando, but other music-loving people would enjoy it as well, I think.
Sforzando is available at Amazon.com and Createspace — as well as at Sforzando String Camp, but that only happens during one never-long-enough week out of the year.
Note: if you buy it from Createspace, enter the code “NY7H7U4N” (without quotes) to get 20% off.
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August 13, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Like, like, like!!!
I also can hardly believe that it’s been two weeks! Oh now I know what I should’ve put in the comment box – it should be TWO weeks long! 