How To Begin Composing Scores for Band Part 1

Hello Fellow Musicians,

Here is a video lesson of how to compose music for band. It is featuring the percussion engraving and how to navigate around the various menus in the program. More tutorials are to follow. Enjoy!

New Book and Free Promotion Today Only.

Hello, Followers.

I know it has been a long time since I was regularly posting on this blog. I'd like to get back into it now with telling you all that I have a new book out called "How To Write A Song In 30 Minutes or Less." It is here. I am also very excited to tell you all that the book is free on Amazon, but for today only!

Here is what the book is about and what you will receive from the book.

This is the first edition of "How to Write a Song in 30 Minutes or Less." This is a crash course in fast and effective songwriting. It shows the beginning songwriter how to come up with songwriting ideas, write melody, and write lyrics with ease! It is a little bit on theoretical side of music, but doesn't go too far into it, as it may confuse you. Instead, I put a step in each chapter to let you learn how to write songs with ease. There are some additional chapters on how to quickly copyright and register your song with performing rights organizations like BMI. If you are a struggling songwriter looking to break into the market, then this book is for you!

I hope that this book will help tons of you who are just starting songwriting for the first time or are on a quick deadline as a songwriter and need some last minute creative tips!

Go ahead and check it out and see how it works for you.

Peace.

Dear Sweet Voice and Welcome Back

About "Dear Sweet Voice"

 It is a melodrama of a tenor singer lamenting that he'd spent his best days as a singer. By the middle of the piece, the tenor is dreaming and in deeper lament about the old days as he fades into black because he lost his voice. Toward the end of the piece, his voice comes back in a blissful uptempo spiritual and he ends his swan song in a graceful finale. 

Here is the original text as it sung in concert:

My stars, my glory!

Has leapt away from me;

The harsh reality

Has darkened the very dream

No more thanks; no more bows!

No more glorious audience!

The stage once glowing bright has darkened;

The rows once filled have left.

Dear sweet voice

How I have loved you! 

Dear sweet gift alone,

How once did I have you,

Under my command,

No more whirlwinds of color;

My eyes, how I cannot see!

My flooding doubts I cannot ignore

Yet the siren song

Invites me to return.

Music, sweet music of mine,

Can’t your fabric of joy

Lend me one more try?

I will be there; I will be there!

It was the magnificent privilege to have my choral director, Dr. Andrew Crane perform this work for a recital of mine. He did such an outstanding job that I must share at least the audio of this wonderful performance with you.

Vocal singers, if you'd like a copy of this sheet music, it is available via digital download here.

Take time to enjoy the video and leave me any comments or questions you have on this blog or the video. Until next time, let's keep music alive!