photo credit: Darcy Mc Marcy
Deeply into Jimmy Web’s songwriting walkthrough book Tunesmith, which although goes off on verbal distractions of unclarity, also rings with practical experiences and is also a good review of some basic tonal techniques in musical composition, and a good basis for guiding me through my own jazz memories.  
Reading a [...]

Continue reading " Contrast Thoughts "

photo credit: TheSeafarer
Trying to start the habit again of writing about whatever I am thinking about as it related to my own continual growth as a composer, or a virtual thinking one, I am back here at the old blog.  I guess its been almost 2 years since I started this thing.  Time really [...]

Continue reading " Back at the Helm "

photo credit: Stepheye
It’s been a while since I’ve been motivated to write anything here regarding music.  Part of this sleep has been the transition and imbalance in my mind on what I want to do with music in general – which I believe I have indicated well enough with my most recent rants and regurgitations.  Another [...]

Continue reading " A Long Sleep "

A zany flip of activity prevents me from any creative thoughts.  Rushing to prepare a new place to live has prevented me from seriously contemplating.  Listening to a lot of popular music, admiring the simplicity and direct sophistication at times wishing I had energy to flip out a song or two – or the artistic [...]

Continue reading " Composing Status Update #79 "

photo credit: Aitor Escauriaza
Some not so interesting thoughts to jump start me for the day.  Others may find it regurgitation, but I need something to wake me.
If we can take a step back for a moment in time and consider what is good about my musical education and what is a burden.  Well, for [...]

Continue reading " Exert "

photo credit: benster17
With another restless week of day gig activities (I’m covering for someone out in India), my musical fidgeting was limited mostly to intellectual and flaming pursuits within the context of assimilating John Adam’s recent memoirs.  Outside of my attack on some of his narrow views these last few days, the pursuit has been educational in musical ways, opening [...]

Continue reading " Composing Status Update #65 "

Yup, as predicted…wednesday – a bummer day running around and debugging the worlds problems, and getting absolutely nothing done in the creative personal life.  Well, at least I had a chance to digest on someone else’s prophets.  The John Adam’s memoirs is worth the read.  There are places of course I jump to point out [...]

Continue reading " Splat Wednesday "

The evening was rather short and so the piano playing and exploration was abbreviated, more than I wanted.  I wanted to spend another couple of hours writing things down.  However, it appears that the return to a set-like and more controlled way of writing is probably the best approach.  It will make it easier to [...]

Continue reading " Ink "