In a story, everything and every person has a reason for being where they are at the time they are. […]
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Music Is a Story #6: Soloists Portray the Main Character
What is the purpose of this series? The focus has been about approaching music as a literary form. Music is […]
Music Is a Story #5: Performers Portray Characters
This series has centered on the metaphor of Music as a Story. The first entry loosely compared musical shape and […]
Music Is A Story #4: Musical Directors Are Narrators
Music Is a Story #4: Musical Directors are Narrators. Remember last week’s entry on collaborative performers? Here’s a quick refresher […]
Music is a story. Accompanists do not exist.
Who tells stories? The Narrator! Okay… but who is the musical equivalent of the Narrator? When the music involves only […]
Music is a story. How do you tell it?
Music is a story; how do you tell it? Do you have kids? I do not. The closest I have […]
Music Is a Story
Music is a story that must be told. What is your favorite piece of music? If you’re anything like […]
Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago today, I left for work blissfully ignorant that in less than two hours: My house would burn […]
Return from Exile #3: Crazy Season
Return from Exile #3: Crazy Season Welcome to Crazy Season. That is just the best way to describe everything going […]
Return from Exile #2: Trust
Return from Exile #2: Trust As I said in my last entry, the main focus of this series is about […]