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Hum Me a Few Bars
As a music major, I never really listened to music for the lyrics; I could rarely understand the singers anyway. (That’s why, during the final seasons of BSG, I missed the fun when they started quoting...
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Tantara
There is one piece of music that is so imbued with power, so pregnant with history, so…epic…within the landscape of my mind, that it never fails to raise the hackles on my neck and make my vision swim...
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Music for a Bad Week
The week started badly, and ended with a… What? It’s only Thursday? Well, Hell. So, it’s been a trying week, so far. I’ve had injury (wrenched back), illness (rhinovirus), family issues (no comment),...
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At Last, My Arm Is Complete Again
While I’m taking a hiatus from writing (and if you didn’t realize I’m on hiatus, you haven’t been paying attention), I’ve been reconnecting with the musical avocation I put down when I picked up the...
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Teaching: Lessons From my Past
This week one of my high school teachers passed away. Reminiscing about our relationship got me thinking about the nature of teaching. It’s a very nebulous and squirmy thing, teaching is. Hard to pin...
View ArticleNatalia and Jess
Natalia has been with me for over forty-five years; Jess over fifty. I love them both dearly, and I want nothing for them but the best and fullest that life can offer. Which is why it's time for them...
View ArticleO, For a Muse of Fire!
Aeons ago, when I was young and was still a serious musician, there were performances—I can count them on one hand—when the Muse was with us. We all knew it, every musician on stage; we knew. This...
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