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Friday, September 10, 2004
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  • Ground Zero edition Soundwalk Audio Tours
    Ground Zero edition Soundwalk Audio Tours

    Performance Success

    Performance anxiety is a fact of life for all musicians. According to performance coach Don Greene, Ph.D., you can deny the problems of stress in performance or you can face them, even learn to embrace them. He has worked with musicians at Juilliard, the Metropolitan Opera and major orchestras with techniques built on a surprisingly simple message: don't try to relax—it doesn't work. He’ll tell us what exactly that means. Also, WNYC Cultural Reporter Judith Kampfner joins us to discuss the Soundwalk series of self-guided audio tours that allow you to tour the city while listening to a CD or MP3 file. She recently got a sneak preview of the Ground Zero edition, which is narrated by writer Paul Auster and guides you past the Trade Center site to the Hudson River. The guide features music and other audio recordings associated with the Twin Towers and 9/11.

Additional Resources:
» Don Greene’s Web site
» Soundwalk Tours Web site
» WNYC September 11th Third Anniversary Coverage

Toumani Diabaté

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

Marvin Gaye

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Taylor Swift

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

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Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.