Bipolar and Surviving is a podcast about mental illness, using real stories of hope and survival as the main focus of an empathetic and accessible approach.
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Musescore notation software’s latest release is here!
Musescore, a leader in the field of free music notation software, has a new version! Check out the press release on Composer’s Toolbox!
Read MoreWhat does success look like?
What defines success? How does a musician know when they are successful? How many listens, fans, and how much money, make a musician a “success”?
Read MoreReconciling Tuning Systems
Here is an article by guest author Jean-Pierre Vial. I think you will find this introduction to microtonality and his own method to achieve consonance to be a worthwhile read.
Read MoreDissonance: It’s Complicated
Let me put this out there: the foundation of Western music is the balance between consonance and dissonance. But, it is not a battle of “beautiful” and “ugly”. More specifically, dissonance is not necessarily ugly. Dissonance is complicated Let’s take a look at this Facebook post by my colleague Andrey Stolyarov in response to YouTube […]
Read MoreNew music video up!
I wrote an orchestral piece over the past few months, and created a mock-up audio representation. I recently created a music video to accompany it.
Read MoreA great article on transcribing music
I wanted to pass along a link to an article that I found very useful for those beginning to transcribe music.
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