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Notes from Under the Piano #21 – Thank You for All Your Good Work
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - August 08, 2023 13:00 - 7 minutesIt was the summer of 2015 when Maestro Maull had an awestruck, chance encounter with Congressman John Lewis while on vacation in San Diego. Not only did he learn for the first time about “ComicCon” and why Congressman Lewis was in attendance, but he also received an amazing gift from the Congres...
Notes from Under the Piano #20 – Secrets of Conducting
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - July 07, 2023 15:00 - 6 minutesAs Maestro Maull reveals three secrets of conducting, he reflects on his Austrian conducting mentor, Richard Johannes Lert, who taught him the most important secret of all—which may surprise you. 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platform This podcast is also available on YouTube at: https:...
Notes from Under the Piano #19 - Vacation Listening
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - June 15, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutesDo you listen to music while on vacation? In this episode, Maestro Maull reminisces about the struggle traveling with cassettes and CDs, which many of us can remember. He also shares some of his favorite traveling music, including his playlist on a recent trip to Cancun. 🎧 Listen on your favori...
Notes from Under the Piano #18 - Come On Down!
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - May 24, 2023 18:00 - 6 minutesIn this video podcast episode, Maestro George Marriner Maull talks about when he first met his wife Marcia in the late 1970s. He was enamored not only with her masterful skills as a pianist, but also her love of puzzles and games. Marcia especially enjoyed watching “The Price Is Right,” and she ...
Notes from Under the Piano #17 – Musician Humor
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - May 08, 2023 16:00 - 6 minutesWhat’s the difference between a viola and an onion? Find out the answer in this episode of Notes from Under the Piano, where Maestro Maull tells a few funny jokes ranging from instruments and musicians’ personal habits to the earning power of a musician! 📧 Have a question or a comment? 💬 Drop...
Notes from Under the Piano #16– Emmy Reflections
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - March 15, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutesThe Discovery Orchestra was so proud to be recognized by the New York and Mid-Atlantic Chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, with three out of our five television shows nominated for Emmy® Awards over the years. Although Maestro Maull had fun rubbing elbows with supe...
Notes from Under the Piano #15 – A Pearl Among Us with George Marriner Maull
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - December 13, 2022 14:00 - 4 minutesNew York City can be very exciting to live in! In this episode, George Marriner Maull recalls the many superstars he encountered while residing in the Upper West Side, but one was particularly memorable: world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. George reminisces about not only enjoying Perlman’s...
Notes from Under the Piano #14 – Our Sagging, Flabby Attention Spans with George Marriner Maull
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - January 04, 2022 17:00 - 5 minutesClassical music can have a profound effect on our ability to better focus and lengthen our attention spans. Maestro Maull explores how to strengthen your mental muscles with inspiration from reporter Anne Quito and American psychologist Abraham Maslow. 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platform...
Notes from Under the Piano #13 - Moon Tempo
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - December 13, 2021 18:00 - 6 minutesMaestro Maull explains the meaning of “moon tempo” during his performance in The Stephen Foster Story in Kentucky on July 20, 1969, the same date when we first landed on the moon. You will be surprised to learn the connection! 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platform 💛 Lead Sponsors: Judy ...
Notes from Under the Piano #12 – A Visit to the Chorus School with George Marriner Maull
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - October 26, 2021 01:00 - 7 minutesMaestro Maull has always strongly identified with young chorus students, given he attended St. Peter’s Choir School in Philadelphia. In his last visit to The Newark Boys Chorus School in New Jersey, the Maestro provided an in-depth exploration into the various facets of Handel’s Musick for the R...
Notes from Under the Piano #11 - Ear Worms with George Marriner Maull
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - September 14, 2021 01:00 - 5 minutesEar Worms are snippets of music that continually repeat through one’s mind after the music is no longer playing. We have ALL experienced this phenomenon. Learn more in this first podcast of our new season! 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platform This video is also available on YouTube at...
Conductor Humor
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - January 25, 2021 15:00 - 6 minutesConductors notoriously take themselves too seriously, and orchestra personnel have never been shy about putting conductors in their place. Find out how orchestral musicians express their conductor humor! Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/OcZfT...
The Invisibility of Music
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - January 09, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutesWhat makes an invisible art form like music visible? What helps you stay present with the music as it invisibly progresses through real time? Learn about “Blueprints” and “Listening Guides” in this episode! Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.b...
The Invisibility of Music
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - January 09, 2021 18:00 - 4 minutesWhat makes an invisible art form like music visible? What helps you stay present with the music as it invisibly progresses through real time? Learn about “Blueprints” and “Listening Guides” in this episode! Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.b...
The Sound of Silence
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - December 14, 2020 18:00 - 4 minutesNo, not the Simon & Garfunkel hit from 1964! How do “rests” or silences placed by composers in music have a profound effect on listeners? Feel the emotional impact of “the sound of silence”. Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/iTecg3p_Bw0 Let...
A Day in the Life of a Pair of Violists
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - December 02, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutesAre audiences aware of the many mini-dramas that may be unfolding on stage during a performance? Maestro Maull shares a funny and real story from his days in the Louisville Orchestra. Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/NHsvcEC8uWo Let us know...
The More We Perceive...The More We Receive
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - November 15, 2020 20:00 - 5 minutesWhat happens when you give something your undivided attention? A chance to perceive more! How did a visit to Africa illustrate this? Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/l6AxHViCtZ8 Let us know what you think - comment and subscribe! Lead Spons...
Outdoor Concerts
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - October 26, 2020 19:00 - 5 minutesAre you aware of all the extra drama going on behind the scenes at outdoor concerts? Find out in this new episode! Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/jf31XjoeN80 Let us know what you think - comment and subscribe! Lead Sponsors of this progra...
Outdoor Concerts
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - October 26, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutesAre you aware of all the extra drama going on behind the scenes at outdoor concerts? Find out in this new episode! Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/jf31XjoeN80 Let us know what you think - comment and subscribe! Lead Sponsors of this progra...
That's My Son!
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - October 19, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutesMaestro Maull’s father was totally unafraid to talk to perfect strangers – how did this play out during a concert at the New Jersey Statehouse? Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/TkLi1jYhA9M Let us know what you think - comment and subscribe! ...
The Good News
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - October 02, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesAt Abraham Lincoln High School, which Maestro Maull attended in the 1960’s, not a peep of student noise came from the classroom of Dr. Saul Feinberg’s “Perceptive Listening Class”. How could that be? Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/06zyvCL...
What is Maullaria?
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - September 15, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutesWhen, and where, did this term first appear? Do you have it? If you have an intense emotional response to classical music then you may! Also available in video format on YouTube with closed captioning at https://youtu.be/PO0eSYgb0DQ Let us know what you think - comment below! Lead Sponsors ...
The Opening Chord
Notes from Under the Piano with George Marriner Maull - August 19, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutesSince childhood, I have been obsessed with a very basic question: Why do some people listen – that is, give music their undivided attention as opposed to just hearing it while they do or think other things – and others don’t? Learn how Maestro Maull grew from a child who contemplated music—and...
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