Becoming a musician at fifty

Regaining long lost skills means bringing the past into the present and moving beyond it to imagine new horizons.

Ice Breakers for Engaging Your Audience

Ways to engage & include your audience - make them part of your show!

History In Our Hands-The Story of a Song

Follow the journey taken of a single score from piano solo to political protest

Free Sheet Music Giveaway

I'm releasing some of my scores free to download.

Composition competitions, are they worth it?

Creativity is about self expression but competitions are useful in forcing us out of our comfort zones.

Exorcising ghosts from the past

Going back into music means triumphing over the past.

Is that an orchestra in your pocket?

A basic introduction to how composers create realistic orchestral music & other instrument sounds.