So…. Why DID you do it? Or… aren’t you a little old for this? Approximately 4 years ago (2016), this newly-minted 60 -year-old student stood on stage at the Vermont College of Fine Arts to receive his Masters Degree in Music Composition. It was a time of reflection – this was probably the last formal …
This is a great subject to discuss – and is discussed frequently in many churches. Do we hire really good musicians who may or may not go to our church, or should we use musicians from within our own local body? There are benefits and deficits to both models. Here is my opinion, as someone …
“Home-grown” musicians as opposed to “hired guns” in the local Church Read More »
Greetings and salutations – this is Mr. G and in this short blog post I want to address a little topic that you’re going to find in almost any music theory curriculum in a college or a high school academic institution. It’s the concept of simple meter or compound meter. You need to know that …