Just released from copyright jail, this 16mm film from my collection is actually a Kinescope - a film shot off a video monitor - and complete with absolutely state-of-the-art Vidifont electronic titles. Dean Dixon conducts his Orchestra in a special educational concert for students the describes and demonstrates the basic terms of music composition and demonstrates the fundamental components of a musical piece and various methods of playing on the various instruments to construct a symphony. As always I transferred this film with my own Telecine. Enjoy!
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A Gentleman Dean Dixon was.
Only a few can attempt to fill his shoes.
Back to school. I realize how much I’ve “forgotten” since the 80’s. I play regularly, but don’t see some of these terms.
Nice French horn playing. Kinda rare in my area.
Quality content on Public TV, more so than today’s junk.
Thanks Fran.
i so heart this super hard. thanks you!
That was SPLENDID! Thanks so much!
wonderful..please don't tell me this got a claim on Row, Row, Row Your Boat?
Educational & entertaining… thank you Fran.
Tremelo fascinated me as a kid in the 70s, because some older guys in the family were always talking about it for their electric guitar, and trying to make a tremelo 'thing' (think it was partly mechano-accoustic). It was double fascinating since it is also a town in Belgium. 😂
Not to be funny, I thought the conductor was Bill Cosby….. 😁 .
An excellent 🎞️film 👍
Music theory was a bitch!
Brilliant! I think some of the questions would have been easier to answer if I weren't actually listening and enjoying the music, as I played violin for years in school and have that info stuffed away in the dustier nooks of my brain somewhere anyway. 🤣 As usual, watching this performance has made me want to go and get my violin from my parents' house and start playing again. Thanks for preserving this gem, Fran! 💜
Isn't the Vidifont machine what they first used for text overlay on the Super Bowl? Must have been a very well-connected university there!
Seeing what seems to be an all white orchestra being led by a professional, well spoken person of color in 1972 is probably the most remarkable aspect of this video. I hadn't heard of Dixon before, but he must have been one hell of a role model for black kids who thought it was good to play violin regardless of what their classmates thought.
I came from being a brass player in band. Even with that knowledge, the quiz questions were pretty hard.
Color correction= grayscale. DONE!
That was hilarious! Love classical music! Took me until now to know all these musical terms, Thanks Fran
Encore! Thank you Fran 🙏
Great introduction to orchestral articulations. Thanks for uploading.
fantastic,,,love you and who you are
Bravissimo!