http://www.artistshousemusic.org/people/James+Tenney The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/james+tenney James TenneyJames Tenney, from California Institute of the Arts, talks about his life as a composer and a compositional instructor. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/james+tenney#comment Cal Arts James Tenney Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 930 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/how+to+begin+pursuing+a+career+as+a+composer How to Begin Pursuing a Career as a ComposerJames Tenney talks frankly about the life of a composer, and advises aspiring composers on how to succeed in their chosen field. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/how+to+begin+pursuing+a+career+as+a+composer#comment Careers Advice Cal Arts Composing James Tenney Music Industry Today Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 933 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/background+on+james+tenney Background on James TenneyJames Tenney, from the California Institute of the Arts, talks about his background in composition. He started out as a pianist and began composing before having formal training in the discipline. He explains that his first compositions were naive but that he gradually began to desire composing over the desire to play the piano. He discusses his heroes such as Charles Ives, Edgar Vares, John Cage, plus European composers such as Bartok, Stravinsky, Schoenberg and what he learned from them. He discusses Cage and his ideas about the nature of sound, the hearing process, and aesthetics about the creative process. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/background+on+james+tenney#comment Cal Arts Composing Heroes James Tenney Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 931 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/james+tenney+on+the+art+of+composition James Tenney on the Art of CompositionRenowned composer James Tenney talks about his career, the difficult of teaching composition, and offers advice to young composers on the many tools and bodies of knowledge they should master in order to excel in their chosen field. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/james+tenney+on+the+art+of+composition#comment Songwriting Cal Arts Composing James Tenney Teaching Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 932 at