Who cares about music when lives are on the line? I was doing research for my book’s manuscript when the world stopped. The book outlines what it’s like to be in a community band. I hoped it would teach folks about the band world and perhaps inspire some to join. I’ve been a musician since […]
Couples Who Met in Community Bands
Love is able to find us literally anywhere, including in community music ensembles. If you celebrate Valentine’s Day and enjoy learning how various couples met, this blog’s for you. Musicians can love just as much as anyone else! (And to my singleton readers: I will not judge you for defying or ignoring the holiday. Been […]
Homophone Harmony
A had an epiphany yesterday morning. Father and idea are doing fine. But seriously… For the past handful of years I’ve been updating Word Sound Guide, a website that explains the basic differences between various homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings). It occurred to me that I could sort of “massage” […]
Useful Hogwarts Spells for Music Directors
A couple of days ago I was perusing a conductor friend’s pictures from his various performances from 2017, and in this Potter-head’s mind (mine, not his), a few of them looked like he was casting spells. I found a decent list of spells from the Harry Potter canon (the books, not necessarily the movies) and […]