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Ahoy!

You may have noticed a sharp decline in my posts so far in 2018. In fact, I have yet to post. Thankfully the Wonderfish has kept things rolling for me as I have been in the last semester of graduate school. The work load was intense and I unfortunately could not keep up with school work and the usual blog schedule. However, with my comprehensive exams and masters recital now finished you can expect your usual Monday post from Yours Truly.

Here’s a sneak peak at what I’ll be discussing over the next few months:

1) I had the chance to work with artists Miguel Zenon and Maria Schneider and I’ll detail those experiences to give you an inside look into playing with them and preparing their music.

2)   I wrote and arranged all the music for my recital and will talk about the compositional process, the coordination of musicians, and the scheduling of rehearsals.

3)   Despite my recital being part of my degree requirement, I didn’t treat this like any other recital. I’ll detail the process of booking the venue, and what went into promotion (from posters to radio spots and more). I’ll talk about the live recording aspect of the performance along with the commissioning of art work that I had displayed while the event happened. 

4)  I started an album a day listening challenge. The goal has been to listen to an entire album each day of the year, with the fall back of doing at least 20 albums per month (because again, life gets crazy and this is not always possible). I’ll talk about time management, how and where I listen the most, and, obviously, I’ll discuss what I’m listening to and why you should to.   

 5) Lastly, I will be starting an interview series. I’ve had the chance to sit down with many of my professors who are still very active performers outside of academia and I talked to them about what they are contributing to the modern music scene and how they carved out their own path in such a competitive field.

Until next time,
Heard

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