The Art of Composing Podcast

The Art of Composing Podcast episodes:

• 04.14.2017

  William Caplin and Analyzing Classical Form

  In Episode 13 of the Art of Composing Podcast, I talk to William Caplin, author of two of my favorite books on form and music theory in general. This is a great interview where we go into all sorts of What is...

  
• 04.07.2017

  Samuel Adler and The Study of Orchestration

  In Episode 12 of the Art of Composing Podcast, I talk to Samuel Adler, author of one of the most popular books on orchestration, The Study of Orchestration. What is in this episode: * The most beneficial activities for composers learning orchestration. * Samuel...

  
• 03.14.2016

  Partimenti and the Secrets of the Greatest Composers – An Interview with Robert Gjerdingen

  Episode 11 of the Art of Composing Podcast. We interview Robert Gjerdingen, author of the book "Music in the Galant Style". We talk about Partimenti, the tool used to train the greatest composers from Mozart to Debussy and Stravinsky, as well as...

  
• 01.21.2016

  Understanding Harmony

  Episode 10 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, you'll get a good grasp of what harmony is and why harmony works the way it does. If you've ever wanted to know how to create a chord progression from scratch,...

  
• 03.04.2015

  My Principles of Orchestration

  Episode 9 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, you'll learn some valuable questions to ask yourself before orchestrating anything, and then my technique to efficiently learn the art of orchestration. What is in this episode: * Why you shouldn't orchestrate... yet. *...

  
• 11.11.2014

  Understanding Musical Form

  Episode 8 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, find out why you need to learn about musical form, and what exactly makes musical form so powerful. We also analyze the 1st Movement to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No....

  
• 10.01.2014

  Creativity and Music Composition

  Episode 7 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, we look at creativity - what it is, how to find it, and how to explore your creative boundaries. What is in this episode: * What is creativity? * The two kinds of...

  
• 05.10.2014

  The Pathway to Mastery, Part 3 – Beyond the Apprencticeship

  Episode 6 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, we look at what it takes to find a mentor and how to get the most out of the experience. What is in this episode: * Finding the ideal mentor. * Four...

  
• 02.16.2014

  The Pathway to Mastery, Part 2 – The Ideal Composer Apprenticeship

  Episode 5 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, I cover the next stage of your pathway to mastery, the apprenticeship. Find out about why an apprenticeship is so important, the different phases of an apprenticeship, and how...

  
• 12.28.2013

  The Pathway to Mastery, Part 1

  Episode 4 of the Art of Composing Podcast. This episode is all about starting on the pathway to mastery. What is mastery? Well, it is the state that you achieve, where you have almost magical powers of control over your...

  
• 12.24.2013

  So You Want to Become a Composer?

  Episode 3 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, I talk about what it takes to start composing immediately. What is in this episode: * The mindset you need to learn to compose music. * How to approach the act of...

  
• 11.21.2013

  The Process of Composing Music

  Episode 2 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, I talk about my music composition process. The goal here is not to have something complicated and strange, but to layout how I structure my composing sessions. What is in...

  
• 11.17.2013

  What is Music Composition?

  Well this is exciting. This is the very first episode of the Art of Composing Podcast. You want to know something funny? This is actually the 4th - 1st episode. That's right. I have recorded, and re-recorded a first episode...