Resources & Support
-
Popular Tags
audience Aurora Borealis Beethoven business Central School Citigroup Center concerts East Hanover Edgar Allan Poe Emily Clare Thompson Emily Dickinson Emily Thompson Emily Thompson Schweer flute ideas IMAP inspiration listen Mannes Mannes College news New York New York Composers Circle New York Times NYCC philosophy piano trio publicity Richard Russell Saint Peter Church Sofia Dimitrova soprano Soprano Sofia Dimitrova Stanichka Dimitrova Stani Dimitrova The Beatles Three Elegies Three States of Water Tiffany DuMouchelle Time is Not an Option Two Rilke Songs video Violin Sonata voice When Time is Over
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better.
Creativity and Composition Archive
The Creativity of Not Knowing
I read something interesting in the paper today. There is an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC of almost 50 paintings by Henri Rousseau. Even if […]
Give Something for Free
Part of the business of being a composer is drawing some attention to your music. (Or perhaps draw some attention to yourself!) And if you are a composer doing business […]
Write All Over the Internet!
Here’s a little marketing tip for you: Publish your name and website all over the internet! Go into composer forums and post a comment or two. Seek out websites where […]
Compile Commissions
Composers want commissions. You want someone to come to you and say, “Write me a piece of music, here’s $50″ (or $500 or $5000). But hold on. Explore the money angle […]
Contemporary Music’s Hope: Large or Small?
Well, I just don’t know whether my morale is lifted or despirited by this morning’s New York Times article. I’ve argued before in my podcast Creativity and Composition (available here) […]
An Hour a Day
Being creative for a living is not always an easy thing to do. There’s bills to pay, for instance! And let’s face it, most people who are creative, whether composers, […]
The Creative Habit
I just have to recommend this book, The Creative Habit. It was written by Twyla Tharp, the choreographer. Now, one might ask what choreography has to do with music composition, […]