Comments for Music As Necessity http://musicessential.wordpress.com view music as what it is - necessary Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Recording your band…where to start? by Stengel99 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/recording-your-band-where-to-start/#comment-54 Stengel99 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:46:44 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-54 If I had 5 pieces of technology to bring to a desert island, one would be my Zoom H2. If I had 5 pieces of technology to bring to a desert island, one would be my Zoom H2.

]]> Comment on Making Music Essential by sleepygirl http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/making-music-essential/#comment-53 sleepygirl Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:10:31 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-53 I love how cheesy you are! I've often thought about how you're able to keep composing with the demands of your job. I know that composing is your true passion and I'm so glad you're still able to find time for it! But I'll bet that other music teachers aren't as lucky as you...you got really lucky when you married your amazing and talented wife! And your goofball of a son is pretty great, too. He's definitely a future musician...or maybe I'll turn him into a bookworm like me. Either way, he's gonna be a bohemian nerd, just like his daddy! By the way, I heard that the goofball was perfect for gramma today. You guys should come and visit again soon, when it's still early enough for him to be awake. :) I love how cheesy you are! I’ve often thought about how you’re able to keep composing with the demands of your job. I know that composing is your true passion and I’m so glad you’re still able to find time for it! But I’ll bet that other music teachers aren’t as lucky as you…you got really lucky when you married your amazing and talented wife! And your goofball of a son is pretty great, too. He’s definitely a future musician…or maybe I’ll turn him into a bookworm like me. Either way, he’s gonna be a bohemian nerd, just like his daddy!

By the way, I heard that the goofball was perfect for gramma today. You guys should come and visit again soon, when it’s still early enough for him to be awake. :)

]]> Comment on Michael Jackson by sleepygirl http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson/#comment-48 sleepygirl Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:41:02 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-48 Thanks for posting this....I couldn't bring myself to watch any of the memorial service. I don't know...after growing up with his music, being a fan for so long, I kind of just don't care about his personal life. He was an amazing entertainer and musician, and the loss of him is a tragedy. Thanks for posting this….I couldn’t bring myself to watch any of the memorial service. I don’t know…after growing up with his music, being a fan for so long, I kind of just don’t care about his personal life. He was an amazing entertainer and musician, and the loss of him is a tragedy.

]]> Comment on Hello Sweet, Sweet Summer! by Lane Savant http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/hello-sweet-sweet-summer/#comment-46 Lane Savant Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:34:28 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-46 Yes, you can explain Bach, you can Haydn, you can explain Mozart, but Beethoven...why is Beethoven's music beyond the pale? What single word can you apply to it? Mastery, balance, simplicity, wild abandon, complexity, all of it in each chord. Yes, you can explain Bach, you can Haydn, you can explain Mozart, but Beethoven…why is Beethoven’s music beyond the pale?
What single word can you apply to it?
Mastery, balance, simplicity, wild abandon, complexity, all of it in each chord.

]]> Comment on Recording your band…where to start? by Matthew http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/recording-your-band-where-to-start/#comment-44 Matthew Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:57:07 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-44 It is a great program to use because it is free and has an easy to understand user interface. You can use multiple inputs and manipulate the sound waves. It is a great program to use because it is free and has an easy to understand user interface. You can use multiple inputs and manipulate the sound waves.

]]> Comment on Recording your band…where to start? by Lane Savant http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/recording-your-band-where-to-start/#comment-43 Lane Savant Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:16:28 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-43 Hey, thanks for tip about audacity. I love composing but hate trying to get decent sounding Cds Maybe this is the ticket. Hey, thanks for tip about audacity.
I love composing but hate trying to get decent sounding Cds
Maybe this is the ticket.

]]> Comment on It was a day… by Nathan Lansing http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/it-was-a-day/#comment-42 Nathan Lansing Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:13:10 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-42 Excellent answers, Matt. Good teachers produce good students who ask good questions. You should be proud, both of yourself and of your students. Excellent answers, Matt. Good teachers produce good students who ask good questions. You should be proud, both of yourself and of your students.

]]> Comment on About by Matthew http://musicessential.wordpress.com/about/#comment-41 Matthew Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:18:14 +0000 #comment-41 Thanks. It has been awhile since I posted, but I am back with a vengeance. Thanks. It has been awhile since I posted, but I am back with a vengeance.

]]> Comment on A tough question by sleepygirl http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/a-tough-question/#comment-40 sleepygirl Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:16:05 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-40 Well, I will say that you are the only person I've ever known who knew exactly what he wanted to do by the age of 12. Well, I will say that you are the only person I’ve ever known who knew exactly what he wanted to do by the age of 12.

]]> Comment on Well….it’s been a year, and Ive decided to blog on… by sleepygirl http://musicessential.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/well-its-been-a-year-and-ive-decided-to-blog-on/#comment-39 sleepygirl Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:11:54 +0000 http://musicessential.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-39 Oh, Matthew, Matthew, Matthew...where do I start? You definitely have interesting things to say, more than most people I know. But I can understand your feelings. Most of my more prolonged absences from blogging (say, absences longer that two or three weeks), have been caused by depression, the feeling that I can't be bothered or don't know how to articulate what I'm feeling. But writing it down and posting it for anonymous people floating around in cyberspace is very cathartic. So, keep it up. I love your rants, and I'd love to hear about your daily life with the family.(By the way, Benjamin was very cute and very demanding today...but he has a weird issue with letting go to the bathroom in peace.) Oh, Matthew, Matthew, Matthew…where do I start? You definitely have interesting things to say, more than most people I know. But I can understand your feelings. Most of my more prolonged absences from blogging (say, absences longer that two or three weeks), have been caused by depression, the feeling that I can’t be bothered or don’t know how to articulate what I’m feeling. But writing it down and posting it for anonymous people floating around in cyberspace is very cathartic.

So, keep it up. I love your rants, and I’d love to hear about your daily life with the family.(By the way, Benjamin was very cute and very demanding today…but he has a weird issue with letting go to the bathroom in peace.)

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