I wrote my first music composition for concert band when I was in high school. I was fortunate enough to have a supportive band director who allowed me to pass out the parts I'd made, and read the piece with our concert band. Eventually, I got a pretty good reading and a pretty good sense … Continue reading The Importance of Clear Music Notation
Month: November 2024
The Composer-Audience Tension in Classical Music
When I say “new classical music,” what is your first thought? Do you think, “let me at it, if it’s new, I want to hear it. New music is exciting.” Or, are your thoughts more along the lines of, “oh no, another noisy, annoying, incomprehensible piece. Why do they write music like that? Is it … Continue reading The Composer-Audience Tension in Classical Music
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