Featured Piece: Straighten Up & Fly Right
Today’s featured piece: Straighten Up & Fly Right (Nat “King” Cole)
Arranging
Featured Piece: Lucky To Be Me
Today’s featured piece: Lucky To Be Me (Bernstein/Comden/Green) Instrumentation SATB + acoustic bass Difficulty Level Moderately Challenging Who It’s Good For Advanced high school or collegiate vocal jazz ensemble. Where to Purchase Buy it from UNC Jazz Press or via your sheet music dealer. What’s the Story? Like it’s sibling […]
Three Kinds of Music to Write
All the music I write falls into one of these three categories.
Making The Same Thing
The most successful creators don’t make many things.
Foreground
Not every piece has the same musical element in the foreground.
What They End Up Singing
Maybe what they’re singing is more right than what’s written.
Longer, Shorter
So many of the composers I admire are exploring longer works.
Having A Name For What You Write
Early music theory study focuses on having names for things. But that’s not the end goal.
Bad Melody/Good Setting
I’ve arranged a lot of beautiful melodies.
Composing and Notating
Don’t mix up the two. Composing and notating are different skills.