Jed Scott Music – Page 88 – arrange • compose • conduct

The Award Is The Work

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature, Performing

Taylor Swift said this in her Grammy acceptance speech.

Less Visible Growth

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Growth, Rehearsal Technique

There are two kinds of growth in ensembles.

Choral Code Switching

February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 jedscottAces, Choral Music, Performing

Today my ensemble had two performances. They couldn’t have been more different.

How To Answer Requests From The Sound Board

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 jedscottHuman Nature, Recording

How should you answer requests when you’re staffing a sound board?

What Was Hard/What Is Hard

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 jedscottArranging, Composition, Creativity

Being creative is always hard. But what makes it hard can change over time.

Mastering Growth

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 jedscottEducation, Growth

I didn’t understand what I was mastering in college.

Seriously & Personally

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 jedscottHuman Nature, Rehearsal Technique

What’s worth taking seriously and taking personally in rehearsal?

When You Don’t Measure Up

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature

I’m not interested in feeling bad when I don’t measure up.

Teacher Of The Year

January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Updates

So about this weekend…

The Bare Minimum

January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature

Some days, be a maximalist.