Published inLiterature, Music, Invention and Creativity: Where They Come From·PinnedLiterature, Music, Invention and Creativity: Where They Come FromWriting something for someone else to read is a daunting task, a feeling which in this case brings to mind this puzzling phrase “There is only one way out of the bubble — an ontological riddle with a terpsichorean twist to level a farraginous playing field”. The writer faced with…Art4 min readArt4 min read
Mar 16Promotion — What We Are Up AgainstThis is all about us (everybody) — how we plan and make decisions. However, it is only the skills we build and their validity, that relate to promotion. The prospect is enough of a steep grade to climb daily when making the best of one’s self stand out significantly —…Promotion2 min readPromotion2 min read
Feb 5, 2022How A Ballet Barre Was Raised To Match A Cyber Tale Of MusicPicture a 12-year old girl “wide-eyed and bushy-tailed” as they say, entering the world of performing art to become a ballet dancer where relatively a few are part of, yet a large number compete for excellence. Day after day music and movement open the doors wider to the magical world…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Dec 11, 2020Creativity for Fiction or Function: #5Changing Hats on the Fly and Breaking Things Down to Sum Them Up : Fifth of five articles (20 smart reader points) “Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.” — Anonymous The composer outlined in this series takes everything he…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Dec 11, 2020Creativity for Fiction or Function: #4To be an Island or Not : Fourth of five articles (20 smart reader points) “Every moment is a fresh beginning -T.S. Eliot.” Entrepreneurial artists operating independently as a business must be creative to come up with original solutions. Find the fourth italicized bold word of five to string together…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Dec 11, 2020Creativity for Fiction or Function: #3Rhyme and Reason: Third of five articles (20 smart reader points) “Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved — D.H. Lawrence”. When the resilience of any artist is stretched by the influence of expense it is a wonder how anything functional and worthwhile comes together under the…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Dec 8, 2020Creativity for Fiction or Function: #2Something True, Nothing Borrowed: Second of five articles (20 smart reader points) “If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor — Eleanor Roosevelt”. When the composer referred to in this series creates something new and inventive as opposed to merely following a template it…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Published inThe Impossible Mission One Person Cannot Quit·Dec 8, 2020The Impossible Mission One Person Cannot QuitFB Comment — “Brilliant read/writing style. Value directed by momentum and vastness of context.”(20 smart reader points) — “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall — Nelson Mandela”. A composer’s world lies underneath the status quo’s radar where music screams to be heard in all forms. Sound bits stream to the utmost around the planet while the industrious…Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
May 24, 2020#2 How to spin F: ExaggerationF a vehicle of expression transforms the composer’s vision and compels him to magnify the perspective of a novice. The proof is in the music. (2 of 14 ) One way to make this fast: describe a concert ending when an audience leaves their seats. …Music3 min readMusic3 min read
May 24, 2020#3 How to spin F: Dazzling EquationF a vehicle of expression transforms the composer’s vision and compels him to showcase technical know-how. The proof is in the music. (3 of 14) One way to make this fast: describe super-charged excitement. Spot the phrase in italics and hear the music for 20 “smart reader” points.Music3 min readMusic3 min read
