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Dear Guests, Welcome to my blog which I treat like a creative garden where I regularly plant and change this and that be it poetry, philosophy, an Oboe Brilliance lesson, an essay of some kind, or a journal about composing. Visit every Monday for oboe coaching which is also helpful for many melodic instrumentalists. Musically yours, Kathryn
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"How do you compose?" That is the most commonly asked question I hear.
This blog is a window into my creative process and philosophies as a composer and instrumentalist. At times it may contain music, photos, and poetry as well. May you enjoy, return, and benefit!   My Archives  September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009
Oboe Brilliance: intonation lesson #3
Sirens and the Sea timing and atmosphere of listening Oboe Brilliance: intonation lesson #2 Last day of summer Music and integrity Oboe Brilliance: intonation lesson #1 new blogging schedule Music loft August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 |
2 { Ah, it's wonderful to be settling into my new music room which is the upper loft of a log cabin on the edge of a forest not to be mistaken with a nice little garden where it is safe to roam. Here I hear a plethora of bugs making their symphony of sounds, birds, and wind. Racoons, bears, moles, ground hogs, chip monks, and wild turkeys live around here. Rarely do I hear cars or the sounds of people outside the house.
This change is welcome and is good for my composing. I've started work on Part IV "The secret of ravens" oboe duet. I've writing out one voice, all melodic line, 3/4 meter in rondo form. Later today I will revisit it and if I decide to keep it, will begin writing the other oboe part. The last two days, I've edited the first oboe part. It's not beyond me to destroy it and start over if I'm not thrilled with it. I take a patient approach to get it right. I let perfect destroy good enough sometimes when I feel confident that I can create something better, closer to the source of what begs to be given voice. Also, I've been resuming work of "Persus and the trolls" a musical tale for children, which is for full orchestra. In my move, I've been coming across old sketches of music or fragments of ideas, scales, clusters, etc. which is like a compost of fertile ideas. I've been toying with some of these gems and thinking about how to apply some relics into my musical world of Persus. More later. Musically yours, Kathryn Potter |
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