#musiced — Public Fediverse posts

The best reason not to pick up a .band domain for your band program, IMO, is that your choir/orchestra colleagues will be jealous. #musiced

Excited for The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. "North To Race Point" was selected for performance by the fabulous Jordan HS Symphony. This 125-member orch. is from the Houston area, and they’re spectacular. Congrats to them on being selected to perform.

https://on.soundcloud.com/7oq8xPpU9HQWkC2s5

#orchestra #musiced #instrumentalmusic #composition #midwestclinic

My latest for string orchestra is Agita. As the title suggests, it's an anxious little ditty. With lots of important dissonances and a liberal use of the "Bartok snap," it was a lot of fun to write. Hopefully it's fun to play. The funny(?) thing is, I just looked at the calendar, and exactly one year ago I completed Positive Energy for strings. Hmmm… maybe I should turn off the news for a while. 😬

#orchestra #instrumentalmusic #musiced #strings

“Calm Waters” is a pretty little ballad for young band.
#instrumentalmusic #band #concertband #musiced

“Gale Warning” is an intense piece for full orchestra. Set in phrygian mode, it reflects the dangers of a wind storm on the sea.
#orchestra #instrumentalmusic #classical #musiced #strings #sea #ocean #sailing #storm

Miss Admiral Gordon’s Strathspey (William Marshall ) is a 250 yr. old strathspey dance tune. Named for the Strathspey region of Scotland, the strathspey dance is a popular form of country dance, usually in 4/4 time and slower than a reel or jig. It is characterized by the use of the “Scots Snap" rhythm — a sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth note, or in reverse order.

#orchestra #instrumentalmusic #classical #musiced #scotland #strings

Introducing “Swan Pond Soliloquy” for full orchestra.
#musiceducation #musiced #orchestra #classical #instrumentalmusic

Just finished a new piece for concert band… “Chasing Joy.”

#concertband #windensemble #windband #musiceducation #musiced #ballad #classical #band

My latest composition for string orchestra is Positive Energy. This uptempo piece challenges string players to master a spiccato bow stroke and navigate many string crossings.

#orchestra #instrumentalmusic #stringorchestra #music #musiced #musiceducation

I’m a 5-12 #BandDirector in Eastern #Iowa. Follow lots of #Mac/#Apple news, blogs, and podcasts. Interested in digital #productivity, #automation, and the like (think #OmniFocus). Also a devout (if very flawed) #lcms #lutheran. #Tuba is my primary

#MusicEd #MusicEducation #MusicTech #Baseball #Hawkeyes #cfb #sfgiants

Second day of semester. Ran 25km. Next, lecturing for 7 hours out of 8. However, I need you to know that the first 4 hours include a mindfulness meditation & then making music with loops in a DAW. This is not stressful work (apart from the pressure I put on myself to be great, anyway!). #SCMTME #MusicEd

I just stumbled one one of the best produced and best content music education sites I have ever encountered. And it's for teaching drum.machines and sequencers. #musiced #tutorial #DrumMachine #Sequencer #CaptainPikant https://youtu.be/eq_DGafM-4s

This is brilliant. Supporting music programs while also getting your music arranged and performed for younger and probably new audiences. #marchingband #musiced

Something very settling for secondary school classes is to put some low-level muzak on in the background while they work on a task. I like Homework Radio for this, they have a 24h livestream of chill lo-fi beats that have calmed the most unruly class I've ever taught. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bs-piCtQYw #edchatie #edchat #mastodaoine #teaching #musiced

Updated #intro post now that I’ve migrated!

I’m a 5-12 #BandDirector in Eastern #Iowa. Follow lots of #Mac/ #Apple news, blogs, and podcasts. Interested in digital #productivity, #automation, and the like (think #OmniFocus). Also a devout (if very flawed) #lcms #lutheran. #Tuba is my primary. Also, particular interest in #MusicNotation software, particularly #Dorico

#MusicEd #MusicEducation #MusicTech #Baseball #Hawkeyes #cfb #sfgiants