Academia Composer Interview Research Teaching Music & Academia: Interview with Alan Theisen In this series, I interview musicians about their experiences in academia. I hope their stories July 5, 2021June 20, 2025
Career Composer Performer About summer festivals and workshops Late spring semester is a stressful yet exciting time for college musicians. People are hearing April 21, 2021October 9, 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 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 Composer Publishing Publishing advice for composers Don’t wait to “get discovered” One of my biggest pet peeves are artists talking about August 19, 2020January 7, 2023