writings
Good Music v. Bad Music: The Importance of Defining Greatness in the Arts (2008)
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This essay is in response to part of the 2008 CMS Common Topic, which asks: "What standards should be used to evaluate music? What defines good or great music? Is this question relevant today?" The paper is an expansion of my previous essay, from 2007.
On Teaching Composition: Similarities, Differences, and Aesthetics of Teaching Music and Prose (2007)
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College Music Society Presentation
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The CMS Presentation version was presented at College Music Society Super Regional Conferences in Baton Rouge, LA., Gettysburg, PA., and Missoula, MT. It is an abbreviated version of the full paper, and this copy includes the slides presented with the paper. This paper was later presented at the CMS National Conference in September, 2008.
Popular Music and the Gestural Aural Skills Pedagogy (2003, rev. 2008)
William Albright's Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: A Study in Stylistic Contrast (2003)
