Often, people looking for piano lessons, whether for themselves or their kids, think about finding a music teacher with education and experience. These are good to look for, but what makes a music teacher with these things stand out? Listening is one of the top skills to look for in a piano instructor. Even though […]
“Ideas for compositions come from many, many different places. In fact, it is hard to find something that couldn’t serve as an inspiration in some way for a new piece of music. Some of the more common sources of inspiration are found in nature, poetry, and visual arts. All of these areas, and more, are filled with people who have never player a note on an instrument and who are purely consumers when it comes to music.”
Last week, I wrote about forty-five seconds of new music for my composition lesson, and it was painful to do that much. This week, I’ve composed about four-to-five minutes of new music, and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. So, what happened? Inspiration Strikes Many times in my younger years, I would wake […]