Daniel Morel

Composer & Director of the Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra (@HICOrchestra).

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File under Things I Already Knew But Don't Always Do: My students stay more engaged if I stop talking and ask them more questions. Learning to get out of my own way.

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"If Baroque was a cake, it would have thick, sugary icing." #essayexamwinner

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Congrats to Jackie Lordo and the Cottey College Wind Ensemble on a fun holiday concert! Thanks for giving the MO premiere of Flint Shards too!

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TIL looking through the newest Norton edition to update syllabi, reading assignments, page numbers in handouts, etc. is a thing. (Of course it is and of course it's part of the process, but Holy Minutiae, Batman!)

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Um, did I just max out my external HD space backing up all my Finale files? Is digital hoarding a thing? Because, um... oh dear.

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Hello from Nebraska and South Dakota! A very enjoyable hike across the wide Missouri with Kelly and Luis.

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Fantastic concert by the Kansas City Symphony! Awesome opener by Sarah Kirkland Snider and a rousing finish with Carl Orff. Oh, for tuna!! — at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts https://t.co/JXUmw1n0G5

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Helping a student learn chord changes to an Ariana Grande song for piano improvisation exercises. Still not a hip cool professor but feeling less fuddy-duddy.

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Rehearsing "Flint Shards" and getting ready for the world premiere with Fort Hays State University. The director's cat says it's a rock solid piece. (Good cat, meow-ful puns.)

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Awesome concert of premieres for Open Spaces. Congrats Stacy, Christina, and Ted! Thanks Lee Hartman for corralling us unruly composers.

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Neat dance premiere by Maura Garcia Dance. Marcus Lewis up next. Glad to finally check out Open Spaces KC! — at Swope Park https://t.co/UVr33qGoUq

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Two new mail-order books. I even know the author!

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Dear KCMO musician friends, five perfectly good Mighty Bright stand lights free for the taking. Two of the long lights. Three of the bug eye antennas. Message me if interested. First come first serve.

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KCMO friends, does anyone need Home Depot boxes for a move or storage? We have over 20 small boxes and a handful of medium boxes free for the taking (once used, still in good condition). First come, first serve.

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Thanks again to The Violetta Duo on a fun concert at the Lawence Public Library! Also for introducing us to an awesome bakery nearby. — at Lawrence Public Library https://t.co/0IvDs1Ds7x

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The Violetta Duo is getting ready for their concert. Tune into KPR at 11 if you'd like to check it out. I might even say a couple words :) — attending Lawrence Public Library Recital at Lawrence Public Library https://t.co/m2Q84Sa6Qx

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Because the doctorate was not enough, I just defended my thesis for an additional masters in musicology. Because master of the universe was already taken. Also, no sentence should ever begin with "because the doctorate was not enough."

Time to celebrate. Or pass out.

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Asking the waiter for the current playlist selection to settle a discussion about early Romantic character music for piano. Because, musicology.

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Today's in-class listening includes Gershwin: I Got Rhythm, Smith: Back Water Blues, Ellington: Cotton Tail, Steiner: King Kong score, Williams: New Hope score, Parker: Anthropology, Coleman: Free Jazz,... https://t.co/csOWyN6B0y

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29,000+ words and 116 pages later, still adding text and revising. Revising, revising, revising. And formatting.