Category Archives: Music

"Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure." ~Whitehead If you want to arrange another musician’s song the first thing you’ll need to find out is if the song is copyrighted or if it is part of the public … Continue reading →

I was reading David Thomas’ “My Concert Preparation” and I thought is was very apropos as I prepare for the Woodinville Community Band Spring concert “American Remembrances” scheduled for this afternoon at 3 PM at the Redmond High School Performance … Continue reading →

Found once again floating around the Internet. I wanted to place it where I might find it again. The Washington DC Metro Station was  bitterly cold on a January morning in 2007. A musician played six Bach pieces for about … Continue reading →

I got a email from a Sax Professor and repair tech asking for playing opportunities for an adult returning to music performance. I thought I’d capture my response so that I can point to it again (rather than redraft it) … Continue reading →

I was listening to Ken Robinson, author of “The Element” speak last week and I keep coming back to a little story he tells. It goes something like this. A friend of mine was at a party and became enthralled … Continue reading →

The Pacific Cascade Big Band played their last holiday gig yesterday at Bravern in Bellevue. The PCBB is a relatively new band for me, one started by splitting the Woodinville Community Jazz band into two groups; one is funk and … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned in a lot of posts on different sax forums and in discussions with musicians, I’ve discovered the trick to playing the soprano sax well. Actually playing ‘well’ is a relative term as I am a hobbyist. I … Continue reading →

My son Aaron sent this to me and I, the proud grampa, just had to share: When I get home from work, after Addie eats dinner she wants to play Rock Band, and she’ll ask me “Rock?”, then the game … Continue reading →