The Blues of a Final Beginning; or the Beginning of a Final Blues
The fourth week of the Deborah Henson Conant (DHC) Blues HarpStyle, and I started working on the final blues tune. My ideas as I...
Musings Week 8; improvisation; the Unknown
My third blues homework submission. I liked the beginning motif, but in usual form, I started to over-complicate. I am not sure about...
Week 8 Musings; off my course, into the Blues
My second week’s homework in the DHC Blues Webinar, and I liked what I produced; the beginning melody was catchy and stayed with me. Put...
Musings Week 8, Going off course
I can pull back, not point as high into the wind. I don’t have to compose a new tune every week after all. I can take this week and work...
Musings Week 8, Going off course
I can pull back, not point as high into the wind. I don’t have to compose a new tune every week after all. I can take this week and work...
Week 5, with Week 3 composition; Carolan Wannabe
Week 5 musings Monday and Tuesday, 2/1 and 2/2. I got an A part written, 8 bars in 4/4. Feeling it will do, and then remembered I...
Week 4 Composition: Carolan Carol
This tune has a simple accompaniment, and I want to compose some variations. I didn't care for it initially, but it has grown on me. And...
Week 4, discussing Week 2 composition Premiere of An HYMM
1/12/16 How to compose a heart-rending melody. Or a memorable touching one. My limited experience to date has been that I have used ...
