My weekly schedule is structured so that Fridays are dedicated solely to “creative activity.” I have no Friday classes, and do my best not to accept other appointments. I lock myself up in my office or home studio, roll up my sleeves, and work without distractions. This Friday I wrote…
I spent a good chunk of yesterday harmonizing the sax soli for Cow Tippin’, the piece I was commissioned to write for Marshall University’s Jazz One ensemble. Here’s an audio clip, as rendered by Finale’s playback function: You can follow along by reading my chicken scrawl, below. I like to…
Part 5 in a series chronicling my process and progress in writing a commissioned big band chart.
Let’s be honest folks — too few of us openly share how we wrestle with our art and ourselves as we work/create.
