Category Archives: Music

Wikipedia: The Music Genome Project, created in January 2000, is an effort founded by Tim Westergren, a 1988 graduate from Stanford University and spearheaded by a group of musicians and technicians to "capture the essence of music at the fundamental … Continue reading →

  I met a very interesting fellow last night at a party (thanks Neil and happy 30th). Let’s call him Joel. Joel wanted to major in music performance. Like me he played the saxophone. But in his freshman year a professor … Continue reading →

This review was so well done, I had to share it with my friends who are considering starting up a band. And you thought it would be soooo easy.  ;o) I saw your blog entry on the xBands.  I’m not … Continue reading →

Just a quick note today before we run to the Second Story Rep‘s presentation of "Laughter on the 23 Floor". This has been a whirlwind weekend with so many fun things to do and Suzy had to work both Friday … Continue reading →

I have been extremely happy with this bass clarinet, a Selmer Paris Privilége modele 67 low-C, after wrestling with a vintage Leblanc Paris model for about six months. All of a sudden I have the full clarion range without the squeaking … Continue reading →

One of my favorite places to read about the quality and playability of any particular make of saxophone is Stephen Howard’s Repairs & Restoration site. Here is a serious repair tech and player who doesn’t sugar coat his observations and … Continue reading →

Have you ever found a song on MySpace, YouTube, or Soapbox that you just can’t stop listening to. For musicians like Suzy and me this is a very common occurrence. So I thought I share some of my new favs … Continue reading →

 Little Amber cried the first time she heard me playing sax. But she can be forgiven as she was barely one year old. And she has never done it since. She probably hears Suzy and I playing almost everyday now. … Continue reading →

New musicians, usually late bloomers, often ask me where they rate as a performer. They also ask their instructors to help them determine that. Now I’m not going to get into the dynamics of a person’s need to be rated. … Continue reading →

The company I work for had a charity auction so I auctioned one hour of my time as a beginning to intermediate instructor. My emphasis was stated as evaluating equipment including mouthpiece selection, intro to music theory, learning to enjoy … Continue reading →