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Fancies, Toys and Dreams; When Does a Dream Become Folly?

A reality check begins with some questions. This is a difficult issue for me to relate in words and it not fully fleshed-out yet. I...

Rebranding a Dream

Not just for symphony orchestras & brands of soda. A recent article by Mitch York at MSPMentor.net presents a nice lesson for us on the...

Off Topic: Something Cagey is Afoot

Compare and contrast. I have a love/hate relationship with the composer John Cage. I love his writings and I love the heady philosophical concepts behind...

Horn-tastic TV Themes Finale

From the golden age. A terrible science fiction movie starring Sylvester Stallone and Sandra Bullock a few years ago had one interesting premise. The main...

Horn-tastic TV Show Themes (III)

Wild Wild West. In the height of the Cold War/James Bond era, there were numerous copy-cat movies and television shows that involved secret agents and...

Horn-tastic TV Show Themes (II)

Everything's big in Texas. For over a decade, audiences worldwide were thrilled and chilled by the antics of J.R. Ewing in the evening soap-opera Dallas. I...

Horn-tastic TV Show Themes (I)

The Tony Randall Show theme. On a regular basis, this blog gets visits from people looking for sheet music to "this movie" theme or that...

Why Write and Post Articles Online?

On and off for a few years now, I have been blogging. Sometimes it feels like I am writing into a void so I...

Answers to Search Terms (II)

Continued from Part I. More comments on Google search terms that hit on this blog: how to play Iron Man (or XXX) on french horn The best...

Finding Your Path

Crossroads can have many branches. Many musicians like myself experience a pivotal moment in their lives when they hit the full-time orchestral employment wall and...