Creativity and Composition Archive

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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) […]

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]

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