The biggest swing I've taken (but need another shot at) is Queen's "Somebody to Love". The bigggest swing I haven't taken yet is Blues Traveler's "Hook"...gotta practice that one more!

A little summer reading: Jonas Sildre’s Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language. A gorgeous book!

Yeah, it got a little dusty in the room when I watched this.

Saturday morning inspo

A little cocktail, a little composing…

Sometimes the process involves doodling…

Let the summer sketching begin!

Semester’s over. Time for some coffee and contemplation…

Sing we now the praises of Peacock for streaming the Eurovision Song Contest!

The Twice-As-Big Lebowski

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

Gig night - Weidner Philharmonic, featuring work by Jennifer Jolley, Jennifer Higdon, Joaquin Rodrigo, and Katahj Copley. I even get to play two instruments! #100daysofpractice Day 52

#100daysofpractice Day 51 Messing with the pitch-time continuum…

More research! #100daysofpractice Day 50!

More research! Filling the well... #100daysofpractice Day 49

Things are hectic as hell and maybe I'll get some notes down on a page soon but until then I sneak in my project research where I can get it. #100daysofpractice Day 48

Gig weekend threw me off my game but #100daysofpractice makes its triumphant (?) Day 47 return with a bit of research for a new project:

Monday night: Jazz gig with horn quartet and rhythm section. Friday night: Orchestra gig playing Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms. Musical whiplash! 😀 #100daysofpractice Day 46

Digital side quest: Complete! #100daysofpractce Day 45

Digital side quest nearly complete! #100daysofpractice Day 43

Circling back to the digital side of things… #100daysofpractice Day 42

Pre-gig still life #100daysofpractice Day 41

In theory class this morning, I started talking about pivot chords in terms of innies and outies…#Severance

Horn Mode: Engaged! #100daysofpractice Day 40

A little more research and development… #100daysofpractice Day 40

Groove like you mean it… #100daysofpractice Day 39

#100daysofpractice Day 38

Not much writing for the last 2 days but for the best reasons! Last night, @laurastrickling.bsky.social & @danielschlosberg.bsky.social premiered my new song “The Way I Was” (text by Dorothy Parker). Today was all masterclasses and great conversations. Great to meet composer Mikhail Johnson, too!

Maybe kinda sorta the form of a new piece? #100daysofpractice Day 37

Office sketching day #100daysofpractice Day 36

Inspo Playlist for a new project I’m working on includes Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8, Duke Ellington’s “Sugar Rum Cherry” from the Ellington/Strayhorn version of The Nutcracker, and Radiohead’s “We Suck Young Blood” #100daysofpractice Day 35

If you were going to write music that somehow evoked the idea of malicious compliance, what would that sound like? #100daysofpractice Day 33

A little bit of score study today…Shostakovich’s 8th string quartet. #100daysofpractice Day 33

Two types of Choreography and Merriment today: #Severance finale and this new bit of r & d: #100daysofpractice Day 33

Had an exciting meeting about a new project today! The little bits of “research” I’ve been posting? They’re gonna pay off! #100daysofpractice Day 32

We’re movin’, we’re groovin’… #100daysofpractice Day 31

Post a fictional character you think would be an antivaxxer:

Protogroove #100daysofpractice Day 30

A little rhythmic sketching… #100daysofpractice Day 29

More research! #100daysofpractice Day 28

Research! #100;dayspfpractice Day 27

What’s my dog dreaming about?😀❤️

The beginning of something, I hope! #100daysofpractice Day 26

Staggering toward spring break…giving myself the day off from writing and reminding myself that sometimes rest is productive! #100daysofpractice Day 25

New page, new possibilities… #100daysofpractice Dsy 24

On day 1 of #100daysofpractice I started this sketch of some hypothetical dance music. Too early for details, but things are moving and the project is a bit less hypothetical now. A win here on Day 23…

Fleshing out a sketch and having a little fun with tempo markings… #100daysofpractice Day 21

I sketched some music this morning, but this evening I got to hear my music out in the wild! #100daysoforactice Day 20

I'm so excited to hear the premiere of my new piece for the Fox Valley Youth Symphony this afternoon! It's called Futureproof, and the idea behind it is that in an increasingly tech-driven and isolated society, we need to invest in creating fulfilling human connection through live performance.

I just want to sit here on the couch and start a different sketch every day…is that too much to ask? 🙃 #100daysofpractice Day 19