Jazz musicians can teach composers a thing or two. Especially highly accomplished jazz musicians, such as Bill Evans. In this article, we take a deep dive into the universal mind of Bill Evans. We’ll …
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Understanding Harmony
Episode 10 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, you'll get a good grasp of what harmony is and why harmony works the way it does. If you've ever wanted to know how to create a …
Learning to Code vs Learning Music Composition
Part of the difficulty in teaching composition, is that once you become good at composition, you start to lose touch with the learning process. I have always strove to teach from the view point of …
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Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation and Composing Music
Sometimes, you just don’t have the motivation to compose. Why? Deep down, you know you want to compose, but you can’t pull yourself away from the latest binge on Netflix. In this article, I'll dig …
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The Art of Counterpoint Part 3: On the Musical Education of a Child Prodigy
I often think about what it takes to truly master the subject of composition. It can be frustrating from the standpoint of student, finding yourself writing pieces that you have written before… just …
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Unbuttoned Trust: The Collaboration of John Williams and Steven Spielberg
Film composers and directors always have a unique relationship in the movie making process. "The music" tends to be somewhat mysterious to most people, and yet, it is also something that everyone has …
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