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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Autumn Serenade – How Could I Have Missed This Musical Treasure?
During my years of working as a solo pianist, one of the greatest challenges that I faced was answering a request for a song that I didn’t know. I suppose that at one time or another every musician must deal … Continue reading →
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Autumn in New York – Will the Real Vernon Duke Please Stand Up?
In many of my previous blog posts, I have mentioned the fact that finding sources of inspiration is absolutely critical to your musical vitality. During the years when I was actively composing concert (i.e. classical) music, a somewhat unusual way … Continue reading →
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September Song, Nostalgia in Tune
When I’m working with a student who is learning the play one of the standards from the American Popular Songbook, I always help her in the arranging process by first identifying all of the ii-V-I and ii-V chord progressions. As … Continue reading →
Early Autumn – When Does Fall Really Begin?
About three weeks ago, my 5 year old grandson, Nick, asked me why there were some leaves falling from the tress. “Papa, I thought that this was summer,” he said. Always curious as to why and how things work the … Continue reading →
The Things We Did Last Summer
When I was in grammar school (many years ago) it was customary for the teacher to ask us to write a composition called “How I spent My Summer Vacation”. With this in mind, it certainly seems appropriate that the last … Continue reading →
