Music Literacy – Jed Scott Music

Notation Psychology

February 22, 2025February 13, 2025 jedscottComposition, Music Literacy

I recently rewrote an old score…without changing a note.

Wow

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 jedscottMusic Literacy

Turn off your training once in a while.

Bouba or Kiki

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 jedscottHuman Nature, Music Literacy

Is that rhythm bouba or kiki?

No Good Solutions

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 jedscottArranging, Composition, Music Literacy

Some good music defies good notation.

Come See Me At MMC!

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 jedscottMusic Literacy, Updates, Vocal Jazz

I truly made my book for my Michigan choral colleagues.

Dot-To-Dots

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 jedscottMusic Literacy

A Music-to-Mathematics comparison.

The Why of the Phrase and the What

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 jedscottChoral Music, Music Literacy, Rehearsal Technique

The why of the phrase is more important than the what.

eBook Release Day!

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 jedscottMusic Literacy, Updates, Vocal Jazz

Big announcement today for my book *Jazz Theory for Choral Musicians*!

Descriptivism

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 jedscottMusic Literacy

Are you a descriptivist or a prescriptivist when it comes to music literacy?

Contextualize Your Music

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 jedscottMusic Literacy

The more context you can understand, the better.