Author: Bill Lord, Executive Director

Danielle is a highly talented musician, composer, conductor, educator and more. She brings a rich level of international experience working with culturally-diverse groups of student musicians. Danielle will be assisting Global Z as our International Music Education subject matter expert. We are glad you are here!

We welcome and appreciate our latest sponsor, TechZone Audio Products. TechZone has been making some (positive) noise with a new line of impressive microphones. We are excited to be putting their mics to work! Thanks, TechZone.

Once again, we are fortunate to have received a grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation. Many thanks to the Foundation for their $5000 and continued support!

KMC Music is an industry powerhouse – the largest distributor of musical instruments and pro audio equipment in the United States. Global Z is excited to list them as a sponsor of our organization. Thank you KMC!

The Mockingbird Foundation announced Global Z has been selected to receive a $5000 grant. The foundation is largely supported by fans of the legendary progressive rock/jam band ‘Phish.’ We are honored to receive these funds, which will allow us to launch our Phase II North American Indigenous Music Project. Thank you Mockingbird and all supporting contributors!

https://phish.net/blog/1599333584/the-mockingbird-foundation-announces-20-new-covid-relief-grants.html

The July 2020 edition of Frederick Magazine featured an article that provides its readers with an overview of The Global Z Recording Project.

This episode of From A To Global Z is a timely reflection on a dozen scholarly studies that speak to how music making can be utilized to make peace and unify people of difference. ‘Mic Talk Time’ reviews the Audio-Technica ATM230, a hypercardioid dynamic mic designed for drums and instruments with low frequencies.

Funding has been provided to The Global Z Recording Project from Maryland Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. We are extremely grateful for their contribution which will be applied toward general operational expenses.

Episode 13 of From A To Global Z features the Native American Sharing Circle – a communication concept that has been practiced by North American Indigenous people for many years. It promotes honesty, social learning, civility, a willingness to hear a different point of view, builds a sense of community, and is an exercise in respect. While originally designed for face-to-face settings, we apply it toward our online collaboration, community-building learning environment. For ‘Mic Talk Time,’ we give a listen to a pair of Cascade M39 small condenser mics set up using a popular XY stereo technique.