🎼 October 2024: The Rhythm of the Work
Creative work has its own rhythms. I finally—finally!—found one that works for me in this phase of life.
🎼 September 2024: Free Espresso
How I learned to love espresso. (Yes, this is a metaphor for learning to love classical music.) Also: links to music by Baron Ryan, Anthony Plopper, and Sam Hulick!
🎼 August 2024: Songwhip is Dead; Long Live… iTunes?
Another acqui-kill gets me mulling on how to share music better; and the weird necessity of analyzing my own compositional ideas.
🎼 July 2024: Respite
On forced breathers and getting-back-into-it; and Pēteris Vasks’ Oboe Concerto, Vēstījums, and Lauda.
🎼 June 2024: Revising!
Good art always happens by way of not just doing the work, but doing it over and over and over again until it is right.
🎼 May 2024: Musical Development (…but not that kind)
On artistic endeavors that take many long years to complete (with, of course, a nod to Tolkien), some comments from readers, and a recommendation: Ryan Keebaugh!
🎼 April 2024: What is music?
The essence of music, aerial silks, an encouraging note from Jess Lin, and more.
🎼 March 2024
March 2024 update: Learning to ask more from musicians, supporting Barron Ryan's Kickstarter, and my latest music!
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