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It’s All About (The) Composing
I was interviewed for a “Meet the Composer” session for the December CCG Winter Festival. The following video is the interview. After that, the text transcript is below that. And below that is Daniel playing one of my compositions, “Last Flight Out.”
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Playing Guitar for the Love of God
Should You Take Classical Guitar Lessons? An article on entering the world of classical guitar.
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Never Repeat a Phrase the Same Way Twice
How do you write instrumental music and repeat a phrase while keeping the music interesting? This is what we will explore in this article.
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Do You Need A Ng-1 Guitar Pickup?
One of the challenges to playing classical guitar in a live situation is volume. Usually, some sort of “electronic control” is used.
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Do You Need A Reason to Play Music?
Where do we play music? For what purpose do we play music? What’s the reason for music? In this article I share the reason I play the guitar.
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New Blog Site Updates and… Blogging?