She’ll Be Comin
She’ll Be Comin’ Variations
Several years ago, I started having students expand on the She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain Variation by suggesting that any of the four “Bottom-Right-Top-Right” moments could be doubled as a “berry” the way the 2nd of those moments is doubled in the formal “Blueberry…
Halloween Songs and Sounds
I personally have experienced the power of a casual question, like “Did you write any music this week?” Last week one of my students casually asked me, “Are we going to have any songs for Halloween?” When I started looking for songs, I didn’t come…
More on Developing I, IV, V
When I assign straight shaped chords, it’s two songs, one of which they can already play in their sleep. They come back the next week completely finished with that project. When I assign triangles, it’s the same two songs, in different keys. They come back…