Perfect Pitch: No Measure of Musical Ability

To what extent does perfect pitch have any bearing upon…

The Life of a Violin Prodigy from South Bronx

Jafari Sampson, inspired by silences

Adam de la Halle & The Rondeau

With a look at “Tant Con Je Vivrai”

I've decided to submit essays from my past studies as writing samples. If you would like receive a list of resources, please reach out to me on twitter (@trevormolag) or elsewhere. This was…

America’s Greatest Innovator

Charles Ives’ genius is barely recognized today.

“Source: Music of the Avant Garde: Everything Changes”

New on “Sound Morphology” (Bil Smith Composer)

Time to Drop the Phrase “Classical Music”

The genre is vastly richer and more complex than that.

Getting the most from music lessons

Some preliminary studies in being a music student from a teacher…

Frank

Me and My Steinway O

My husband and I recently celebrated 20 years of marriage and as the years pass, I love him more. But I have to admit it wasn’t love at first sight when Fred and I first laid eyes on each other. We met on a blind date, arranged by a mutual friend who felt…

The exclusionary nature of summer music festivals

Classical music is already for the 1%. Then we make…