Practical Living

My eyes are shaking ... my energy is low ... this is the last hour of the day for teaching private lessons ... what do I have to give to this student? ... the last 3 students sounded like one long blur ... I am running on empty! Didn 't I say the same things to the last 5 students? ... ( " Watch your pedaling " ... " don 't rush " ... " exactly what key ARE you in? " ) Ah yes! I can tell many of you have been there, too! You get the "stales " and the "drowsies" and keep checking that slow, torturously slow clock.

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Professor Dana F. Everson continues his topical studies in the Proverbs.

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SEVEN UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF MUSIC Whether you enjoy arranging or composing music, performing or teaching, or simply listening, understanding the following areas of music will increase your creativity and appreciation. As simple as these may seem, we are never too advanced to go back to fundamentals for review and often for fresh insights. Consider the following definitions and descrip- tions the next time you examine or perform a selection:

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DO WE NEED MORE ARRANGEMENTS?

On the face of it, the answer seems obvious; we need new arrangements because we are done with the old ones. Could we suggest a few thoughts that go a bit deeper into the motivation behind creating new works?