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Jan 191 min read

So Much Sun

Well, what is a bigger problem: having no material or having too much? I believe that Mr. Abraham has commissioned me to write about 4...

Jan 142 min read

My Time with David Braid

A lot has happened in the last two weeks, not the least of which was a fabulous lesson with the one-and-only David Braid. I was so...

Dec 30, 20231 min read

Constraints (part 2)

I spent some time last night searching for rhythmic constraints through poetry. Eric Whitacre has said that poetry contains its own music...

Dec 29, 20232 min read

Essences

For each section of the piece I want to give myself a reference of essence. I’ve heard Eric Whitacre and Bob Mintzer talk about this sort...

Dec 27, 20231 min read

Intent

With this piece I hope to give the students an experience in the compositional process. I aim to realize some of their ideas. I hope to...

Dec 26, 20231 min read

Graphic Organizer

HERE is the first draft of the graphic organizer I began to develop today. I learned about these through other composers like Eric...

Dec 25, 20232 min read

Constraints (part 1)

I learned from Stravinsky (by way of David Braid) that a composer (or any artist, really) should outline a list of constraints to breed...

Dec 24, 20233 min read

Planning

After meeting with all the musicians and playing with some ideas in my mind, I have started putting pencil to paper and creating some...

Dec 13, 20237 min read

Meeting with the Musicians

The following are my notes from meetings I had with the students a VMC and SCI: Before we get started I want to express how incredibly...