Dennis DeSantis on Learning Music and Creative Strategies

Dennis DeSantis discusses teaching music, learning music, the value of diverse influences and the creative potential in tuning.

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On this episode of Doing Music, Dennis DeSantis talks to Craig Schuftan about his role as the head of Learning Music at Ableton. Tasked with the challenge of teaching the complex subject of making music to first timers, Dennis’ perspective takes in the power of interactive and individualized learning, writing manuals with heart and embracing diverse influences. This wide-reaching conversation also touches on his own creative journey in classical and techno, the debates around tuning and the fallacy of guilty pleasure theory. 

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