You hear rumors about rock musicians’ crazy pre-show rituals. But what about classical musicians? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music is on the case.

Ask the Dean – June 10, 2017

Jun 10th, 2017 5m 11s

You hear about rock musicians’ crazy pre-concert rituals… but what about classical musicians, what do they do? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music is on the case.

Ask the Dean – June 3, 2017

Jun 3rd, 2017 4m 37s

What can we learn about problem solving from a composer’s creative process? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance investigates.

Ask the Dean – May 27, 2017

May 27th, 2017 4m 3s

Composers have a formula for writing down musical notes, but what about choreographers? How do they notate dance? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance has the answer.

Ask the Dean – May 20, 2017

May 20th, 2017 5m 8s

A good TV theme puts you in the mood for your favorite show with just a few notes, but how do TV and radio shows get their themes in the first place? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – April 22, 2017

Apr 22nd, 2017 4m 13s

What’s the origin of the term “classical music”? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – April 15, 2017

Apr 15th, 2017 5m 49s

With hundreds of years of music to choose from, how do orchestras decide what to play? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – April 8, 2017

Apr 8th, 2017 5m 5s

Can orchestral music be so political it offends or threatens heads of state? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – April 1, 2017

Apr 1st, 2017 5m 22s

Did human music evolve from imitating bird songs? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – March 25, 2017

Mar 25th, 2017 4m 36s

Her band teacher’s been moving their chairs again, so Virginia wants to know, is there a standard orchestra seating arrangement? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – March 18, 2017

Mar 18th, 2017 4m 26s

Are the composers of today influenced by their counterparts from the Baroque or Romantic eras, or are they leaving the past alone? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – March 11, 2017

Mar 11th, 2017 4m 17s

Does learning to play a piece of music make an imprint on the brain? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – March 4, 2017

Mar 4th, 2017 3m 42s

How do USC music experts feel about so-called historical performances uses period instruments? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music narrowly avoided a food fight in his quest to get the answer.

Ask the Dean – February 25, 2017

Feb 25th, 2017 4m 41s

A mom says her young pianist is learning to play by ear, should she make him stick to the score? Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music has the answer.

Ask the Dean – February 18, 2017

Feb 18th, 2017 2m 58s

What makes an adagio an adagio? That’s the question for Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music.

Ask the Dean – February 4, 2017

Feb 4th, 2017 4m 22s

Renaissance painters maintained studios where other artists were sometimes hired to complete their works, have any composers done the same thing? That’s the question for Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Glorya Kaufm

Ask the Dean – January 28, 2017

Jan 28th, 2017 2m 47s

The bass … times two. Why do we call it the double bass? That’s the question for Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of music and Kaufman School of Dance on this week’s installment of Ask the Dean.

Ask the Dean – January 21, 2017

Jan 21st, 2017 4m 46s

Are there classical careers for non-musicians? That’s the question for Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music.

Ask the Dean – January 14, 2017

Jan 14th, 2017 2m 13s

Horn concertos written in the 18th and early 19th century were almost always written in the key of E flat, why is that? That’s the question for Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music.

Ask the Dean – January 7, 2016

Jan 7th, 2017 4m 11s

USC has a dance school now, but aren’t the prospective students at an age where they should be joining a company? That’s the question for Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.

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