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 →
Something Blue and Borrowed
Well the podcasting bug struck again. This time I was inspired by all the places you hear the chord progression that makes up the twelve bar blues. The blues is a sound that has been borrowed and incorporated into a variety of genres of music. I try to point out and follow a few examples... Continue Reading →
Something Old, Something New
Trying new things is easier for some people than others. Everyone should have that friend that encourages you to “go for it” and try something you haven’t done before. Sometimes that same friend is the person who has lost forty pairs of sunglasses and can’t find their car keys. Still, those of us who are... Continue Reading →