Entries by chad

Collegial Observation by Patrick Lannan

A colleague from outside my department, one who teaches Ethics in our Religious Studies department to sophomores, observed my Music Appreciation A class today. His write-up of that class is presented here: Collegial Observation by Patrick Lannan by czullinger

Thank you Letter

Dr. Michael Connolly, Director of Choirs at the University of Portland, brought his choir over for a choral exchange while on tour through the Bay Area in January 2016. He sent a very nice thank you letter to the President, Rev. Ed Harris, S.J. about their experience and thoughts about the choral program at St. […]

Studio 2001 SoundCloud Channel

Here at SoundCloud are tracks that have been recorded, mixed and mastered in our Recording Studio at St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Some of the first tracks shared on the channel were recorded at the Iglesia Santa Maria in Tolosa, Spain using our original Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and the AKG 451Bs. I referenced this tour, […]

Studio 2001

Welcome back to the Recording Studio series. Below is an article from Genesis, a magazine published quarterly by St. Ignatius College Preparatory, where I had the opportunity to ‘project manage’, from start to finish (actually any good project is in some sort of a work-in-progress), the building of a full service Recording Studio. These kinds […]

1967 Chevrolet Nova SS

So I have this car….. I am in the possession of a 1967 Chevrolet, Nova SS. How did I become the owner of this 60’s classic muscle car? That is probably another novel completely… At any rate, I have this car. Here is a photo of the car as of January 1, 2016: Yes – […]

The Search for Meaning in the Choral Festival

How do we create an environment of intrinsic motivation in an activity that promises an extrinsic reward? In my second article for Tempo, I share some of my thoughts and conversations with both students and colleagues over the years. In the post The Music Festival on this blog are actual Score Sheets, Recordings and Student […]