IOTL Short #6: And a Plane Flew By

IOTL Short #6: And a Plane Flew By

…Or how musical order insists on materializing out of seemingly random occurrences… A random musical thought occurs while parking the car, which circuitously leads me to a final chord at precisely the moment when a plane flies by in the same exact key. I...
IOTL #25: Improvisations with Play-by-Play Analysis!

IOTL #25: Improvisations with Play-by-Play Analysis!

Yes, that’s right, improvisations with sports-style play-by-play analysis—including instant replay! (Where else but on IOTL..) It may seem like a sacrilege of sorts to do an analysis of my own improvisations, thus robbing of some supposedly idealize pure, unfettered...
IOTL #24: Venting in Two-Part Inventions

IOTL #24: Venting in Two-Part Inventions

Is it possible to make beautiful music with just two intertwining melodies? Bach did. Can I?​ I have a bad habit (for my health, but good for my art) of taking on challenges laid down by the greatest composers of all time. In this case, it’s J.S. Bach, and his...