Some Musical Thoughts And Essays

From time to time I like to write short tutorials on how to do various thing with computers and music. And I like the occasional rant as well. This page is the jumping off point for all that wisdom.

• The Zen Of Saxophone Some ramblings on why saxophone is so darned hard to play ... well, at least it is for me.

• Writing Musical Introductions This will have you writing wonderful introductions to your (and other people's) songs in no time.

• A Short Introduction To MMA A brief overview of MMA - Musical MIDI Accompaniment, my backing track creation program.

• MMA Groove Tutorial A short tutorial on creating a groove for MMA in 7/8 time.

• Using MMA as a Practice Tool If you use MMA, you might not know how great it is as a practice tool ... and if you don't use MMA, read this and get with it!

If any of these ramblings are helpful, please drop me a note.