Intentionality
As you compose or arrange, let the choices you make come out of a specific vision for the piece.
Composition
Minimum Order
What does a minimum order of arrangement copies mean?
No Good Options
I shared two options for a notation question yesterday.
Sight Readable
There is value in challenging music. But there is also valuable in music that is easily sight readable.
What Song Is It?
Is the song the words or the tune? Both?
Programming Week: Commissioning
How does a new piece just for your ensemble sound?
Wright
A wright is someone who makes things.
Alice At 100
December 16 is Alice Parker’s centenary.
Crafting Music
Art is too fine a word for music-making. Call it a craft.
Synthesist
A great composer is a synthesist.