Bad Melody/Good Setting
I’ve arranged a lot of beautiful melodies.
Music Literacy
Composing and Notating
Don’t mix up the two. Composing and notating are different skills.
Clever Courtesy
I caught a clever courtesy accidental in a score yesterday.
Ruin The Surprise
You can’t sing a harmonically complex song without ruining the surprise.
Remember Before
Do you remember before it was easy?
Until They’ve Learned
John Wooden wrote, “You haven’t taught until they’ve learned.” It’s a core belief for me.
Missing Hand Signs
What musical information do you wish you could easily communicate with just your hands?
Self-Sufficiency
Isn’t this what we’re really teaching toward, all the time?
3 Modest Notation Proposals
I propose three modest notation proposals for the modern age.
Three Steps of Music Interpretation
There are three steps to teaching high-level music interpretation.