Once upon a time, I had a guest speaker in one of my classes who made the following point. He told us he worked with interns who would say things like, “I know what I want to write, but I just don’t know how to put it into words.” His response was, “Then you really … Continue reading War of the Words
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Narratives
In 1971, Cher’s song, “Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves,” rose to number one on the charts. In addition to having a great hook, the recording called out the hypocrisy of “the people of the town,” who called others cruel names, as though they had a right to judge. But let’s not congratulate ourselves. In many ways, … Continue reading Narratives
Performing, Recording, and Writing
The sound of the trumpet is hard to miss. The trumpet stands out. It’s bold and brassy. It’s “in your face.” A trumpet player can’t hide, no matter how much he or she may want to. In a reverberant space, a single mistake made by a trumpet player seems to last an eternity – well, … Continue reading Performing, Recording, and Writing
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