In music notation, time signatures really do mean something. Time signatures present the notation in a way that is more visually clear and they convey how the music should be felt. In the process of learning the technical aspects…Read more

I've seen the occasional post or meme about the lack of "good" music these days. As a GenXer musician and teacher, I know enough not to judge the taste of younger generations. I remember a time when my own generation's…Read more

I entered a songwriting contest today, something I haven't tried in a long time. I had a couple of songs in the archives, so I decided to try it again with a labour song I wrote and recorded in 2009…Read more

As a music teacher, one thing I cannot control is the student's practicing environment, and the issue seldom comes up in a lesson. Therefore, I decided to make a video about it.

Today is the first day of a long weekend with three days of nothing on my schedule! This is gold, because today I was able to do a vocal workout, run through my set for next week's concert, and do…Read more

So, I am back at this again, after a long hiatus, trying to reboot the real music career that has eluded me. It's not that I have been inactive; au contraire, I've been very active but pulled in many directions…Read more