Second Life and Classical Music Education: Developing Iconography That Encourages Human Interaction

Authors

  • David Thomas Schwartz CEO, Music Academy Online, Inc.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v2i1.392

Keywords:

classical music education

Abstract

Since January 2007, Music Academy Online , a web-based business dedicated to generating interest in classical music, has been developing a

Author Biography

David Thomas Schwartz, CEO, Music Academy Online, Inc.

David Schwartz, Founder and CEO of Music Academy Online, received his Ph.D. in composition from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he studied with William Kraft. While music has always been a central part of his life, he did not receive a formal music education until he was in his early twenties. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Tulane University, he earned a Bachelor of Music in theory and composition from the College of Music, Loyola University of New Orleans, where he studied composition with Sylvia Pengilly and Stephen Dankner. He went on to receive a Master of Music in composition from Cleveland State University where he was a student of Greg D
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Published

2009-03-06

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2009): Pedagogy, Education and Innovation

Section

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

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