Dr. Chelsea Oden (she/her) | Music Scholar

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Brahms

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Life Has a Soundtrack: Coldplay, James Taylor, and Brahms

Driving home one evening, “Clocks” by Coldplay came on the radio. As an academic, classical music is beautiful to me for its tangible yet abstract architecture.  This song by Coldplay (and many other pop songs) carries with it, however, an additional dimension less associated with classical music. That dimension is Read more…

By admin, 10 yearsApril 28, 2015 ago
Music and Science

How Thomas Edison Learned to Play the Piano

Thomas Edison is famous for having found many ways not to make a light bulb.  And, of course, for having found one way to make a very good light bulb.  Because he saw his experiments in this light, he never encountered a word many of us fear: failure. Being the Read more…

By admin, 13 yearsFebruary 21, 2012 ago
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