Music critic, teacher and former magazine editor Michael C. Harris discusses music criticism, explaining its impact, its mission and its cultural relevance. By addressing the subject from the perspective of writer, editor, student and artist, Harris talks about music writing as it influences the cultural community at large.
Music critic and teacher Mike Harris talks about his career as editor of the Illinois Entertainer, and how his initial idea for a college course on the music press has evolved over the past twelve years.
Music critic and teacher Mike Harris offers a detailed description of the course he teaches at Columbia College Chicago, explaining how it began twelve years ago as a class on the music press, and has since become a broader examination of all the cultural elements that impact the music business. He also discusses how his class complements the rest of the courses offered at Columbia College, and how it addresses the question of what makes music unique as both an art form and as a business.
Music writer and teacher Mike Harris outlines the steps he takes when writing a piece on an artist, explaining why extensive research is the key to establishing credibility with an artist, and how to avoid a canned response during an interview.
Music critic and teacher Mike Harris talks about the music writer’s responsibilities to both the artist and the reader in terms of fairness, clarity, and purpose.
Music critic and teacher Mike Harris laments the decline of quality in music criticism, weighing in on the pros and cons of both the content and the distribution channels currently available for music discourse.
Teacher and former Illinois Entertainer Editor Mike Harris shares his definition of a great editor, and discusses some of the challenges editors face when making revisions with a writer. He also discusses how editing is different from teaching, and talks about why red ink on a student’s paper isn’t always a bad thing.
Music critic and teacher Mike Harris explains the difference between a music critic and a music reviewer, and offers his view on how and why this distinction has been gradually disappearing.
