Ornithology

Bird Charlie Parker Yardbird I still remember the first time I heard a recording by Charlie Parker.  I was 15 years old and the band director at the school was going to teach us to play “Billie’s Bounce”, or at least the melody of the tune.  I don’t know what I thought Jazz was before... Continue Reading →

Another Sonata Form

This months installment of the Good Music Speaks Podcast deals with Another Sonata Form.  It is following up on the very first episode that was an Introduction to Sonata Form, and uses the Beethoven Pathetique Sonata as an example.  You can find it at the Good Music Speaks Podcast page, or at the link below... Continue Reading →

Milestones and Memorial

This week marks a full year that Good Music Speaks has been in operation.  The success of this blog is beyond anything I could have imagined.   That was really part of the point of the whole experience, to give it a try and see what happens.  One year and 100 posts later, I am... Continue Reading →

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