gospel according to st. errol
I’m working on four note chords in my right hand which I first heard explained in Youtube videos analyzing Errol Garner techniques. They didn’t get under my skin at first, […]
co-op thoughts
Reading about Florence Ballard. She formed and named the Supremes originally the Primettes. Diana Ross didn’t like the name. The way Berry Gordy divided money was not so different than […]
george winston
A student name Gertie, did an album presentation on an artist from California named Tequila, who was also a Yoga practitioner. This led the classroom into discussions about meditation and […]
no writer’s block
Don’t know what to do for the chorus of the new song but the student i spoke with this morning, the one who got there before the others, said he […]
more peter
Andras once told me a Sufi story about a mystic who warned the people the river would soon stop flowing and not to drink the water when it returned or […]
hys unauthorized times
Anand asked me to do the music for his play and after I read it I thought if I was an actor I would like to play the main role. […]
this is not propaganda
Peter Pomerantsev’s book about trolls, borders, manipulation, war is killing me softly with his song. Especially parts that trace electing Duterte in the Philippines and the exact same language of […]
in the back row
I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show long ago when it premiered. Barry and I went together, it was Jr. high school and later his mother was pissed off. She […]
as above so behind
Last night dreamt I did the Yoga move standing on one foot reaching over the head grabbing the other foot, sort of a sling shot posture. It was very easy […]
the telephone company
A student with many pitch problems asked for help and was offered help via exercises in Logic to highlight ways to correct vocal tracks. This led me to thinking about […]