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I am a composer, sound artist, classical musician, and GRAMMY© nominated performer.
Also expect opinions on music, philosophy, and life in general. And Medieval music, art, and literature.
And dogs. Lots of dogs. Particularly the small floofy variety.
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There was, but they never got properly vetted and weren't terribly active.
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"It is well known that the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. But what if the TARDIS was actually smaller on the inside than it was on the outside?"
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Has anyone checked on the folks at the National Endowment for the Arts? They REALLY need to be part of this conversation.
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It’s great to see Moeran here! He’s a wonderful composer.
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That's a REALLY good idea!
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Thank you, AJ! I had it set up so that Max would restart. The problem was that after about a week, the computer stopped sending sound to the interface and speakers. A restart fixed it, but I can't be going into the gallery to restart the stupid thing every week.
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This quote really helped me make the bridge from being a performer to being a composer:
"Composition is just improvisation slowed down, and improvisation is just composition sped up."
—Wayne Shorter
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Go to "Following" rather than "Discover." There are also sets of starter packs so that you can actively curate your feed. It's really nice.
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The Democrats have completely forgotten how to tell ground level, human stories. Yes, climate change is at the heart of the fires. But the stories of loss and compassion should have been the first place to go. The lack of a solid human narrative has been a problem for the Democrats since 2016.
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Such great music! I really don't understand why Honegger's music is ignored. It's brilliant stuff!
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If you want to blame this on the Lizard People, the One World Government, or some other conspiracy theory, just…don’t.
We’re all hurting here. If you truly want to be a good American, give us your love and compassion. We need that more than your opinion.
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If you want to score political points by blaming this on Big Oil and climate change, just…don’t.
If you want to blame this on DEI or the Delta Smelt, just…don’t.
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If you want to say something about how it’s our fault for living here, and that we deserved this, just…don’t.
If you want to score political points by blaming this on our political leaders, just…don’t.
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While I appreciate your thoughts, could you please just...not do this right now?
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2024 corollary: It's all right. We'll wake up at midnight when the fireworks terrify the dog.
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And sudenli ther was maad with the aungel a multitude of heuenli knyythod, heriynge God, and seiynge, Glorie be in the hiyeste thingis to God, and in erthe pees be to men of good wille.
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And the aungel seide to hem, Nyle ye drede; for lo! Y preche to you a greet ioye, that schal be to al puple. For a sauyoure is borun to dai to you, that is Crist the Lord, in the citee of Dauid. And this is a tokene to you; ye schulen fynde a yong child wlappid in clothis, and leid in a cratche.
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"LA is a cultural wasteland. It's all so fake!" [Glares in native Angelino, realizing they never bothered to rent a car, missing East LA, Long Beach, and all of the SGV]
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Thank you, Sander! Isn't the film a hoot? Starewicz was an entomologist who relied on using stop motion animation to show his students how live insects move. Then he started doing stop motion films as a side project. You should check out The Cameraman's Revenge. It's...crazy.
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Thank you! His name is George. He was rescued as a stray, so we really don't know how old he is.
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What a gorgeous dog!
George is a light tricolor. His fur has been groomed a bit shorter than we would like, so his colors may change as he fluffs out.
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Then, when you want to change your articulation, the marking on a single note will stick out and be noticed.
I hope that helps! 4/4
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Sempre ben mar. e stacc - We performers tend to look at the markings on each note first. We shouldn't, but that's the reality of the situation. The verbal descriptions tend to fall to the wayside. I would recommend marking 1-2 bars and putting "sim." to make your point. 3/4
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If you have a knucklebuster on the program, then the players will need to program something that's easier to prepare and rehearse to balance it all out. Finally, if your piece is too physically taxing, then it's less likely to get repeat performances. 2/4
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Let me put on my performer hat here:
Fatigue - You should always take fatigue into consideration. Wearing out your players makes it much more difficult for the players to realize your vision. You also need to consider that a particularly strenuous piece also affects programming choices. 1/4
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The words are much more prominent in option 1. And congratulations on your new album!
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Anyone who has a Pomeranian in their photo earns an instant like from me.
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As an orchestra musician, I dearly love Beethoven's symphonies. But to be honest, the string quartets and piano sonatas is where you find Beethoven's boldest and most innovative music.
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Okay. That made me laugh out loud.
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Ooh! Nice! I love your banner.
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I just love this so much!
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We've had a lot of luck with La-Z-Boy. Their couches aren't the most stylish, but they're comfortable, the mechanisms are durable, and the fabric has have gone through 3 dogs now. They're also pretty reasonable.
Of course, that depends on the dog.
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Photo Credit: By Deavmi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
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My next sound art piece will premiere on December 6th at The Makery in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. It deals with our complex relationship with clocks and the passage of time. For this piece, I'm partnering with my wife Linda, who is writing pieces of microfiction to go the piece. 2/2