For those who couldn’t come to the premiere of Ekaterinoslav at my Graduate Recital on April 16, here are some pictures from the event and behind the scenes! Click on any picture for a larger view. Thanks to everyone who
Tag: Music
About Time
This clock in our electronic music studio at UNCG doesn’t work: it’s permanently stuck on one time. If you get why this is, you’re officially a music nerd.
It Makes Perfect
While teaching a freshman music class in ear training, somehow I wandered into this observation. My students seemed to like it. Sometimes I fancy myself quotable, so here you go:
Thornfield CDs now available!
They’re finally here! After several months of hard work recording, Thornfield — the folk / americana band in which I play alongside Carrie Pazdziora and Jenna Satterthwaite — has finally released our debut albums, the CD Bright Northern Skies and EP One
New Creation #7: Give To Our God Immortal Praise
Seventh in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song This is another text by Isaac Watts, whom we’ve heard from before when we looked at “Alas, and Did My Savior
Playing The Melodica: We Will Do More Better!
For everyone who’s seen me play with Thornfield, there’s an inevitable recurring question after each show: “What in the world is that thing?” <— (me) <— (that thing) The somewhat anticlimactic answer is that
New Creation #5: Nailed to the Cross
Fifth in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck (1855-1934) was a natural poet. Although she claimed she had no sense of pitch, she wrote more
Modern Medicine (The Doctor Song): Rare Video!
Here’s a little treat for those who enjoy the sillier side of my music. “The Doctor Song” was composed many years ago and has often provoked laughter from unsuspecting audiences, but some have denied its existence since there was no
Cause and Effect
Now pay attention, children: if you practice the piano just 20 minutes every day, do you know what will happen?… …You will grow up to be humiliated by a second grader. (Tip-o'-the-hat: 22 words.)