No Good Solutions
Some good music defies good notation.
Arranging
Back To Real Time
Don’t forget how your creative work changes your perception of time.
Public Domain Day 2025
Today, a whole new list of songs enters the public domain. How exciting!
Rote Work
If you’re looking for more creative ideas in your work, start by doing more rote work.
What You Sound Like
Writing’s faster if you know what you sound like.
Write Every Permutation
Want to know what to write?
Most Likely Changes
When I’m teaching “off the shelf” arrangements, these are the three things I’m most likely to, um, adjust.
Reapplying Dominant Chords
V-I isn’t the only option.
Repetition As An Accelerant
I wrote 49 rhythm section arrangements in the last 10 days.
No Longer Acceptable
The good disappointment: what was once as good as I could do is now no longer acceptable.