Sometimes I’m asked about Microtonal music. Because my teacher (William A. Mathieu) and my teacher’s teacher (Easley Blackwood) were and are leaders in the field… Microtonality refers to the utilization of musical intervals that are smaller than a semitone, which represents the smallest interval in standard Western twelve-tone equal temperament tuning. These intervals are often […]
A student walks into a lesson with that familiar mix of excitement and nerves. This week, my student got stuck on something deceptively small: a change that wouldn’t land cleanly, a coordination moment that kept falling apart, a short passage that refused to feel smooth. They tried it once, then again. Their shoulders tightened. They […]
Welcome to the 851 Music Studio Blog I’ll update this blog regularly — please check in often. Here you can find upcoming events, concert announcements, studio news, recommended resources, learning materials, videos—and more! The new site is now live—I’ve finished setting up WordPress. I’ve shown it to teachers and students, and their feedback has been […]