A good accompanist is hard to find, and when you do find one, you often have to pay them money. A much better solution is to create your own. I started this process over six years ago, and we are now on to the second phase of the plan. Yesterday afternoon, Ruby had her first […]
Category Archives: Music
My Latest 25 Mix – March 2013
Finally! The blog you have all been waiting for! What ridiculous music have I been listening to for the past 10 months? You are about to find out. For those of you not familiar with the concept, my latest 25 mix is the place where I put the catchiest, rockingest, songs that have caught my […]
The New Versions of Food
There are some classic manufactured and processed foods that have been around forever. Oreos. Cheerios. Chips Ahoy. Wheat Thins. You know. The standard classics. I’m not sure if these items are just so good that they have stood the test of consumer time, or if they have just been around so long that we can’t […]
Classic(al) Jokes
Some jokes are just classic. Classic meaning old, and everyone has heard them. But sometimes, maybe you just need to hear them in a different way to appreciate them again. Some pieces of music are just classic. Classic meaning that everyone recognizes them, even if they don’t know what they are exactly. They are the […]
Accompanist’s Invoice for Lessons
So my one of my accompanists recently gave me this invoice for playing voice lessons. I’m not sure if they were kidding or not, but they said I had to fill it out. Also that I owed them some back payments. There seem to be a lot of hidden charges here. Perhaps they once worked […]
The Importance of Judging the All State Music Festival Auditions
Recently, I was asked to be a vocal judge for the quartets of highschoolers auditioning for the Vermont All State Music Festival, and I said yes without thinking about it. Of course I would do this! I auditioned for, and sang in, the same festival all four of my years in high school, and to […]
Welcome Back Kotter, Jesus of Nazareth, and Me
It’s a funny feeling, walking back into a place from your childhood as an adult. It’s weird enough looking back at the house you grew up in, noticing how small everything looks, and wondering what happened to that store that used to be on the corner, but when you arrive back “home” and are in […]
Tenor Dad: Minister of Music
I have a new job. This week I will be taking over as the minster of music at my church. This is extremely exciting to me, and I have had a hard time keeping this news from all of you, but I had to wait for it become official and announced and all that. You […]
A Review of Les Miserablés From Someone Who Has Not Seen the Film
I have not seen the new film Les Miserablés. I just wanted to point that out right away. However it seems as though almost all of my friends on Facebook have seen it, and they all have very strong opinions. The weird thing is though, that half of them are warning everyone who will listen […]
Why People Don’t Pay Artists
Have you ever, when confronted with leaking pipes or an explosively clogged toilet, called up one of your friends who is not a professional plumber, but loves plumbing so much that they spend their free time doing amateur plumbing projects? No? Hmmmm. Well then, what about rewiring your bathroom? Will you be calling your brother-in-law […]