When asked by his young student about his exquisite tone, the old clarinetist said people live their whole lives knowing they die, knowing they could die any day and constantly […]

Producing songs. Exactly where does it keep me stimulated or where does interest go adrift? Can one do anything musically to interrupt parts that disengage one’s attention? How to heighten […]

newsflash: RCMP commissioner vows to review use of controversial neck hold restraint. feel like i’ve read these sentiments somewhere before. . Leader of band vows to review division of gig […]

My dad had seasons tickets for the Blue Bombers. We went to football games often. Had a scrapbook too but haven’t felt connected to that world in a long time. […]

A guy at conductor school used to take his lunch break and go to the park where he kept practising. He gesticulated his baton towards the geese and the red […]

At the after party, Victorija, the composer from Latvia, broke out her ukulele and started strumming This Land Is Your Land. Soon everyone was showing their Guthrie love. Some kicked […]

An egrit and a red winged black bird were arguing over which was better, At The Copa or Mandy. The red winged blackbird said Mandy was more melodic plus the […]

There was a composer a half century ago who started adding longer and longer sections of solos in his pieces eventually considering the idea of presenting the solos as the […]

While planning next year’s course, thought about an assignment exploring writing from someone else’s point of view, from a character and how that pushes the envelope. Examples I thought included […]

There was a songwriter who had a verse and a chorus going around his head for many years. He never found a satisfying bridge. Almost everyday woke up wondering if […]