Wouldn’t it be great if all of our gigs were in the same town we live in? Or at least within an hour of our…
There are three basic categories of classical music that performers can choose from – orchestral music, solo music, and chamber music. Obviously within those categories…
For those of you just joining us, I usually post 2-3 times every month. You may have noticed an almost two month layoff. Hopefully you…
One of the criticisms I hear a lot regarding classical music is, there is only so much Mozart, Beethoven, or Tchaikovsky out there. While that…
I have always said that without church music there would be no secular music (baroque, classical, etc.), and without classical music, there would be no…
Well, here we are. I’ve been out of town performing and that’s made me a little negligent when it comes to writing for my blog. …
The games are afoot, so to speak, in the Tournament of Classical Music! Here is the first update and results post. Now, this year I’m…
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for many years. The Tournament of Classical Music. The NCAA basketball tournament is one of my favorite…
Surely one can’t actually learn music without practicing it on the instrument in a practice room. Well, that is only partly true. Yes, you have…
No matter what method is being taught to a child, the parents still play a key role in that child’s success. As a teacher, I…
With the advent of music editing software like Sibelius or Finale, I have had a renewed interest in composing over the last 10-15 years. Composing…
As the summer wound down this year, I had a really hard time staying healthy. I had the stomach flu at the beginning of August,…
