pew pew pew…

my brain is firing in about eight different directions right now. these should be written down somewhere for myself if nowhere else. 1. my wind ensemble piece entitled beauty…beholder is almost done. I feel a lot better about it than i did about a week ago because things in the end finally started to click …

cascading percussion notation problems and solutions

the initial problem: the drumline at tulane this coming year is pretty small (8 people), so the show is being written where each member plays multiple roles. To start, everyone is in percussion pods that are out on the field. At some point, they switch to traditional battery instruments of 3 snares, four bass drums, …