Measure the Music: Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite

BY JAKE PADILLA For the past two months, Stance on Dance has been focusing on ballet with perspectives from various dance artists and the occasional Bunion knocking famous ballets. To close all this ballet hullabaloo, let’s rock out to Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird. Starting at measure 206 from the finale of the Firebird […]

March 13, 2014  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: Third Eyed Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life”

By Jake Padilla Let’s ring in Boxing Day with Measure 116 – THE TRIPLET PART!! In music, triplets are three beats compacted into two! Imagine two car lanes with three cars riding abreast down those lanes. Dangerous in driving. Dangerous in MUSIC. Dangerously AWESOME!!! I have always held an affinity […]

December 26, 2013  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: Jackson 5’s “Who’s Loving You?”

By Jake Padilla Measure 3   This song is written and originally performed by Smokey Robinson. After listening to the Jackson 5 cover of this song however, it makes the original seem superfluous in a way. Many cover songs have this affect in my opinion. And many do not. I […]

November 18, 2013  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: AC/DC’s “Down Payment Blues”

By Jake Padilla Just like how AC/DC  once came back  – In Black – Measure the Music is back… so, hi again! This song is too broke for a third chord and even the guitar solo isn’t much. Hell, it’s introduced in measure 65 by a single note for only […]

October 21, 2013  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: “Wig in a Box”

By Jake Padilla “Wig in a Box” from the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, measure 31 This months selection is a very special one to me. I just finished performing in this musical 101 times since December. The repetition came with a whole spectrum of purposes, surprises and emotions. […]

July 1, 2013  |  Read Article