Sunday, January 7, 2007
The TV show Lost -- Why Beethoven might have been a fan.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Cleaning out some odds and ends: performers, higher education, your "portfolio".
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Some business lessons from The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Managing your scores. Also, some news updates.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Contrary creative advice from artist Laurie Rosenwald.
June 13, 2006
The role of critics; how to read them to find business and creative ideas.
May 8, 2006
Self-publishing: lessons from Jennifer Higdon.
March 25, 2006
Have something to say.
March 14, 2006
An email and a seminar inspire a podcast.
March 2, 2006
Boxiness. What it is and how to avoid it.
January 19, 2006
Good work habits: a how-to.
January 13, 2006
More on copyright. The role of emotion in composition.
January 1, 2006
Looking backward and forward for the new year.
December 26, 2005
Three lessons from composer George Tsontakis.
December 19, 2005
Viewer Mail. Advice for beginners. Form and shape.
December 13, 2005
Introducing the Fifth Element of music.
December 8, 2005
Copland's Four Elements of Music, and how to apply them to your compositions.
November 29, 2005
"Right" and "wrong" reasons to be a composer. Music is a communicating art.
November 29, 2005
Why become a composer? Why does anyone choose to be a composer? Here's my own answer.
November 26, 2005
Episode 2 - Should we be so concerned about copyright? In what ways does copyright hinder our composing career? And whatever happened to John Corigliano's Ghosts of Versailles?
November 29, 2005
Who am I? I'm a composer. (And so are you!) An introduction.