Writings

The Experimental Troubadour

The Experimental Troubadour

21st century composers of serious music have a unique set of tools available to them - a complement to writing music in the traditional genres such...

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The Family Stereo

The offer was an eye-catching full page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle coaxing consumers to purchase a modern hi-fi set by throwing in one...

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Teaching Free Music

Sentient Music - Spontaneous Music - True Music - Personal Music - Improvised Music - Free Music - Not Really Music - Creative Music - Undisciplined...

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Art Forms

In Western culture there are three categories of art forms - popular, folk and serious. The popular, most clearly reflected in music and literature,...

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First Music Years

My adult life, and a good deal before, has been governed by solitude and either the active or anticipatory attention required for making art -...

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