Productivity About taking breaks We are coming upon the end of another year. This one has obviously been quite December 23, 2020January 13, 2023
Composer Making great scores with LilyPond Software debates: Finale vs. Sibelius vs. Dorico For many years, one of the main “debates” December 16, 2020January 6, 2023
Composer Creative work Why composers love to cook It sure seems like composers love to make food and drink. Whether grilling, brewing, roasting, November 25, 2020June 20, 2025
Composer Creative work Experiments with tape loops This summer I attended a virtual “artist residency” led by Margaret Schedel. The attendees and November 19, 2020January 7, 2023
Career What my side jobs taught me about music: part 2 This is a sequel to my previous post about lessons I learned in my random November 11, 2020January 13, 2023
Career Composer Creative work Performer Strategize your catalog From my composition teachers, I’ve heard two schools of thought regarding a composers’ catalog. You October 28, 2020January 6, 2023
Career Composer Creative work Performer About Calls for Scores You’ve likely had a composition teacher encourage you to submit your music to “Calls for October 7, 2020January 7, 2023
Career Composer Publishing About performance royalties (ASCAP & BMI) I posted my entry about publishing on Facebook, and a friend asked a very important September 30, 2020January 7, 2023
Career What my side jobs taught me about music I’ve worked a number of odd jobs in my life. There are loads of stories September 9, 2020January 13, 2023