Essays Echoes of the Self and the Voice of the Other: A Dialogue on Composition with AI
Podcast Commentary on This Article (in Japanese)With the rapid proliferation of AI-driven compo...
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Essays Silence as the Fountainhead of Writing: Thoughts on BGM for Writing
When I sit down to write and face myself, I do not play music (BGM). I don't even wear earphones...
Essays Is Our Music Speaking “DAW Language”?
AI-Voiced "Podcast Commentary on This Article"The Blind Spot of the DAW as a Production Environ...
Essays Deconstructing DAW Music Production with “A Story of a Garden”: Solitude, Contingency, and Coexistence with AI
Tsunehiro Uno's "A Story of a Garden" is a thought-provoking book that offers a new perspective ...
Essays A Further Look at Composition: Why is Empathy Through Music Possible?
(Originally posted on November 12, 1999)In a previous column, "Gazing at Composition," I attempt...
Essays Music Theory from a Composer’s Perspective: Two Types of Music Theory and How to Approach Them
(Originally posted on October 22, 1999)Chapter 1: The Story Called TheoryFirst, let's look up th...
Essays Gazing at Composition: A Hypothetical Model for Understanding the Act of Composition
(Originally posted on October 21, 1999)The act of composition is often perceived, both by compos...
Essays Going on a Field Trip with the Song I’m Composing
(Originally posted on April 17, 2007)The weather was beautiful today, so I saved the song I'm wo...
Essays Trying Out the Jew’s Harp
(Originally posted on July 8, 2006)Encouraged by my recent experience with a "Kalimba Assembly K...
Essays Excellent Websites for Beginners to Learn Orchestration
For those who want to use authentic orchestral sounds with software instruments but don't know t...