James Gilbert MusicDid they even listen to my entry? So, a few posts ago I mentioned that Spitfire Audio was having a contest that I had entered. The one and half minute video was provided by them. Contestants had to write music to fit the video. It didn’t matter what sound libraries we used, it was “the […]
Playing from a Leadsheet for solo pianists Back in 2014 I did a tutorial video on YouTube titles How to play a Leadsheet on solo piano. A followup to it is below. The video pretty much tells all you need to know to get started playing a leadsheet. One correction is that the D7/F […]
New Sheet-Music I’m trying to compose or arrange more music than I usually do. Since I am a church musician, the obvious music to write is music of a utilitarian nature. That is, write music I can use or that another church musician can use. Click on the link for each title to see sample […]
Creating music for a trailer In late December 2017, Spitfire Audio, a London based music software company announced a contest in celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Albion 1 software. The contest was to compose and record the music for a promotional trailer for the 10th anniversary version. Any software library was fair game. […]
Goodbye to 2017 To start the blog being moved to this location, I thought I’d start with an article reviewing the past year, 2017, and my musical efforts. Personally, two things impacted me more than anything else. First, Hurricane Irma impacted where I live more than other hurricanes in the past have. (I went through […]