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...
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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...
Book Reviews Review: “Listen to Classical Music!” by Kyo Mitsutoshi
(Original posted on April 9, 2002)This is a refreshing book that offers bold explanations in a s...
Book Reviews Review: ‘The Spirituality of Music’ by Peter Bastian
(Original posted on April 9, 2002)This is a book on music that spiritually portrays the mysterio...
Book Reviews Review: ‘The Law of Rhythm’ by Mickey Earnshaw
(Original posted on April 10, 2002)When you think of rhythm as a "succession of pulses" that div...
Book Reviews Review: “17 Perspectives on Music History” by Wakio Tamura and Fumio Narumi
(Originally posted on April 10, 2002)This book can be described as an ambitious attempt to re-ex...
Book Reviews Review: ‘Listening Out Loud: Becoming a Composer’ by Elizabeth Swados
(Original posted on April 9, 2002)This is a book that can be called an anthem for aspiring compo...
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...
Book Reviews Review: “Orchestral Technique” by Gordon Jacob
(Original posted on January 23, 2009)It is astonishing that the essence of orchestration is cont...