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As I continue to try to pin down what makes music good or bad, I’m proposing another criterion to help judging: being enigmatic. I have concluded that good music is at least partially enigmatic. Good music always has mystery in its fabric. If a piece is too direct, or if we understand the piece completely, […]
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In a continuation of a previous post, I figured I’d introduce another criterion that helps to define if music is “good” or “bad”: focus. Good music has at least some semblance of focus. Many times there is a temptation on the composer’s or commissioner’s part to include everything under the sun into a piece. This […]
Read MoreI’m going to start teaching some composition during a violin teacher’s Suzuki Group Class, and I thought I’d share the activities as part of a series of posts. I may also post reflections on how they went with the group of students once we do them, as I’ll be starting these 15 to 20 minute […]
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