Music Major Greg Smith on How the Arts Can Shape Faith and Purpose
Smith — a native of Pampa, Texas — will graduate in April with a BA in piano performance. Greg Smith has his own personal motto: “I place the Eternal before me.”
Outdoor Lessons Bring Live Music to BYU Campus
COVID precautions create unexpected benefits for students and faculty As the days of pandemic restrictions drag on, it can be a challenge to find bright spots amidst the gloom. But positive [...]
BYU Flute Professor April Clayton Launches Series of Instructional YouTube Videos
“Flute Tube” is geared towards Clayton’s flute students, but videos for general musicians are also included on the channel When BYU School of Music professor April Clayton started a YouTube [...]
School of Music Student Wins National Composition Award
In place of an annual conference, winners were invited to record their winning compositions As a child growing up in New Zealand, Clelland Ukiah Reynolds spent as much time smacking his twin [...]
BYU Percussion Professor Darren Bastian Records Musical Tribute for First Vision Bicentennial
Bastian made a marimba recording from his home to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision While social distancing has presented plenty of challenges over the last few [...]
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Piano Students at BYU and the University of Oregon Swap Professors for Remote Learning Masterclass
Piano performance majors Brooke Ballard and Amberlee Woodhouse discuss their experience with BYU’s new Yamaha Disklavier piano Well before COVID-19 brought remote learning options to the [...]
Three School of Music Professors Come Together Virtually to Create Music Video
Jason Bergman (trumpet), Jared Pierce (piano) and Alex Woods (violin) performed a hymn that they previously recorded together for recently released album “Be Still My Soul: Songs of Hope and [...]
Pianist Spencer Hodgson Prayerfully Navigates Shifting Career Path
Hodgson — from Sandy, Utah — will graduate with a BM in music performance with an emphasis in piano on April 24, 2020 For piano performance student Spencer Hodgson, music has always been more [...]
Violinist Spencer Day Confronts Performance Anxiety, Develops Artistry in School of Music
Day — from Sandy, Utah — will graduate with a BM in music performance with an emphasis in strings on April 24, 2020 For Spencer Day, the decision to pursue violin performance as an undergraduate [...]
BYU Music Professor Works with Alum to Give Centennial Middle School Band a Festival Experience
Centennial Middle School band director Peter Werner reached out to his former professor Don Peterson after the cancellation of the State Junior High Band Festival After preparing throughout the [...]
