January 29, 2011
Hello, good morning, and welcome to the Saturday Morning News Post!
Readers, have no fear,… the state of the Danderfer is strong!,… if somewhat slow, a little unsure, and, um,… hesitant in general. But still strong!
Let’s start (and most likely end) on the music front…
Voice lessons continue for the 3rd year in a row and they’re still fun and fascinating. And yes, I am improving,… albeit slowly. What I love about singing is how incredibly direct it is, both in the physical aspect (because the singer IS the instrument) and the story-telling aspect (it’s not more…
January 22, 2011
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Here goes, the third and final part of my long-winded dissertation on jazz composition,… Part 3: How Helpful IS Music Notation Software?
Back in the day, I started composing music with a pencil, manuscript paper, and a very large eraser; and really, (my songs being pretty simple at the time) this worked just fine for me. Then one day during my undergrad music studies, I found myself enrolled in an arranging class which required assignments to be done on computer. Since computer printed charts looked quite “pro” anyways, I dutifully learned to use Finale music notation software, and unwittingly began down the path of composing on computer (almost exclusively) for the next 12 years.
The allure of composing on computers is simple: instant gratification and more…
January 16, 2011
Hello, good morning, and welcome to the Saturday Morning News Post!
This weeks SMNP is a continuation of last weeks. The subject: How to get started with jazz composition. more…
January 8, 2011
Hello, good morning, and welcome to the Saturday Morning News Post!
Well readers, your questions continue to flood in week after week. My apartment is starting to look like Santa’s mail room on the 24th of December,… red sack after red sack just brimming with letters. Now, I am a giver but I’m afraid there’s only so much time I can devote to answering all of your questions. Plus, my elves are overworked as it is and I can’t afford to pay them any more. So please, let’s ease up a bit.
Anyways, I decided the only fair way to do this would be to swan dive into my Olympic size swimming pool full of letters (a la Scrooge McDuck) 
and more…
January 2, 2011
Hello, good morning, welcome to the Saturday Morning News Post and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Now that everyone’s first hangover of 2011 has subsided, let’s get down to brass tacks, shall we?
Resolutions. I’m thinking about them. You’re thinking about them. We’re all wondering what the hell is the point, right?
Perhaps, like me, you also grit your teeth year after year whenever you think of the last batch of resolutions you cooked up and how they remain unfulfilled. Off the top of my head I can’t even remember what mine were last year,… awesome. Thankfully, I keep a weekly blog, so let me just have a look back and copy and paste that bad boy…
2010 Resolution #1: Resolve not to more…
