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Burning Brightly
“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” The implication of the quote seems to be that working in an area of life that you enjoy is not really work at all, and by extension that you will never get tired of doing it. Among the creative people I’ve…
Getting Better
Recently, I took a number of high school and middle school orchestra students to a Solo and Ensemble event. The students chose their own music and practiced it for weeks leading up to the event, and then had to go perform their pieces in front of judges to receive a score from Novice (the lowest…
Starting Out: Creativity
I started this blog a while ago to try to get out ideas that I had for different things, but I found I’ve rarely used it. I’m going to change that today. I think it’s important for people who want to be creative to just start putting things out there. I’m not an expert on…
Thank You!
Thank you for getting my site to over 500 views so far! I love getting to build community with everyone. Great things ahead this year, so check back often!
New Year
Refreshed and Ready! As we start 2023, I have a renewed passion for making and sharing music! I hope you’ll come along as I try some new things and put out a TON of music this year. I’m working on finishing up some compositions to get published and on recording some new things that I…
My Debut Album is Here!
After many years of writing, re-writing, recording, editing, and fixing, my first album is finally finished and available on BandCamp.com. Check it out and find your favorite song! Let me know what you think!
Piano: A Great Tool for All Musicians
I learned how to play piano at a young age, mainly from hearing songs and figuring out how to play them. It wasn’t until much later that I forced myself to learn to read notes first on piano and then on other instruments. Eventually, I learned what a huge advantage it was as a musician…
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