If you haven’t stopped by in a while, I’m in the process of getting more of my music available to you on my website. Please check out the new recordings and program notes I’ve uploaded for Ballet in Four Movements under the Compositions tab! In addition to the recordings, the Read more…
In my final semester on campus at Adams State University (student teaching next semester!), I am excited to announce my Senior Composition Recital! Please join me on Saturday, March 23 at 7:00 PM in Leon Memorial Hall to enjoy music I’ve had the privilege to compose under the guidance of Read more…
In recent research, I learned that we clarinetists are in good company. Who’d have guessed these famous people played clarinet? Julia Roberts (look under Trivia) Dick Van Dyke Woody Allen Steven Spielberg Ray Charles (look under Background) Harpo Marx Billy Crystal John Adams Squidward Hope you enjoyed learning more about our fellow clarinetists! Read more…
A little Get Well wish from me and my siblings for our awesome granddad :). Enjoy! Where The Wild Things Are for Granddad
One of my favorite books is “What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups from Children’s Books.” Amy Gash cleverly compiled this collection of insightful quotes in 1999. I received the book as high school graduation gift from my first elementary school librarian. Recently, I thought it would be fun to point Read more…
As a music major, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this. Most of the time it translates to, “I won’t learn anything by playing that piece again.” And most of the time it means you have everything to learn by playing that piece again. I admit, I Read more…
With my Junior Recital approaching, I’ve been experiencing, first-hand, many of the stresses attached to preparing for the event. Scheduling, practicing, practicing, scheduling, rehearsing, practicing, practicing, scheduling… you get the idea. Just last night as I was practicing, I became very frustrated with my current performance proficiency. There are runs Read more…
It has always seemed backwards to me that we go through life having infinite energy at the beginning but very little knowledge, and later, less endurance but much more knowledge. Wouldn’t it be convenient to have our maturity supported proportionately by endurance? It would be awesome if, as we learned Read more…
Thomas Edison is famous for having found many ways not to make a light bulb. And, of course, for having found one way to make a very good light bulb. Because he saw his experiments in this light, he never encountered a word many of us fear: failure. Being the Read more…
You’ve probably heard the following two phrases: 1) It’s what’s on the inside that counts. We’ll call this “content”. 2) Image is everything. We’ll call this “image”. It seems there is conflict in common philosophies about how we present ourselves to each other and to our world. If we align Read more…