#teachingcomposition

Exploring "Pulse Magnet": Some Final Reflections

In the last three posts in this series, I've been explaining my process for developing a couple of arrangements for students to perform....

If you've read my last post, you'll know that I'm currently trying to explore ways to foreground the disjuncture that happens when your...

When I first listened to the opening moments of the third movement of "Pulse Magnet" (on the video above it's at 10:34), I was struck...

So I'm currently working my way through a score analysis of the third movement of "Pulse Magnet" by Matthew Hindson. I thought I'd just...

In my last post, I examined some of the compositional features that make Radiohead's 'There There' such a good song. Chief among the...

I've just finished composing a short work for a stage 5 elective music class, and thought I would offer some reflections on my...