by Nathanael Price | College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Music, Department of Music, Music
Every two years, pianists from around the world convene in Lombard, Illinois, for the much-anticipated National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. This year marked the 20th anniversary of NCKP and the 40th anniversary of its forerunner, the National Conference on Piano...
by Maranatha | College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the...
by Maranatha | College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Written by Carol Senn Ruffin My Maranatha journey began about as early as anyone’s could possibly begin: on May 8, 1968. My brother, who was a student at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College at the time, had called a few days earlier expressing concern over the resignation...
by Maranatha | College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Dr. David Ledgerwood, chair of the MBU Music Department, started learning piano the summer after third grade. He was “plunking around on an old piano [they] had in the basement, and so [his] parents decided to give him lessons.” After earning four degrees in music,...
by Maranatha | Department of Music
College Music Life - The Prequel Article written by Mr. Lewis Rosove The decision to pursue music performance as a major was something I decided on during my second week of classes as a freshman but, to set the stage (no pun intended, of course) for my choice, I need...
