Oct 30, 2025 | Articles on Music
Even though receiving an inspired idea from a moment of inspiration seems easily obtained, it takes work to bring that idea into maturity and completion. The process of motivic development or meditation of the idea takes work and patience. When I was a boy, my...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
According to Constitutional scholar and business entrepreneur, Patrick Byrne, the freedoms we enjoy in America and in the Western countries throughout the world, can be traced from Jerusalem, to Athens, to Rome, to the Netherlands, to England, to America. The...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
Throughout the history of Western Art Music, following the progression of its development, there are several ‘defining moments’ in terms of the systems that have been made available to composers. I am not referring to the instruments, per se, but rather the...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
The French Connection Following are excerpts from the book, Bourbon Street Black: The New Orleans Black Jazzman (Danny Buerkle, Jack V. Barker) Although we seem to romanticize the lives of famous jazz musicians from the past, the society and environment that they...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
As a musician and a student of the Bible, there are several passages of Scripture that have become important to me, ones that I have embraced in my own journey as a creative and thriving artist. I have always admired King David, since he was a successful musician and...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
When someone uses the phrase, ‘Classical Music,’ they are usually referring to a specific style of music, differentiated from Jazz, Rock, or EDM. However, most people do not realize the importance of Classical music in the fabric of all other musical languages we know...
