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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
I’ve been reading a lot about Gabriela Montero these last few days. She’s a classical pianist who is known for improvising on themes given to her on the spot, both on record and in concerts.
I find this exciting on many levels: not only because it brings improvisation to a mainstream classical audience, but also because [...]
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Focus is something very important in music. In everything, really. Whatever it is you want to succeed at, you have to be focused on what you want to achieve and on the current task at hand. But when you think about it, those two things go together. A lack of focus leads to a lack [...]
Monday, February 11th, 2008
In a few previous posts I’ve mentioned books I’ve downloaded from archive.org. This has proven to be quite a valuable resource. I’ve found many interesting books in never-ending quest for musical quasi-knowledge. Here are some highlights:
Canonical Studies: The title says it all. I read somewhere that Bartok was rather fond of this book. It does [...]
Friday, February 8th, 2008
In my first semester at Berklee I went through a kind of musical crisis. I became obsessed with the reasons for making music: why do we make music? Is it important? What is my role as a musician in society? Hey, if there’s a moment in life to get all philosophical, it’s college, right?
Anyway, my [...]
