About summer festivals and workshops

Late spring semester is a stressful yet exciting time for college musicians. People are hearing about acceptances to grad schools … More

Reflections on 2020

2020 was a year when not much happened but a lot did. In the music world, things basically shut down. … More

Software debates: Finale vs. Sibelius vs. Dorico For many years, one of the main “debates” for composers was Finale vs. … More

My “revisited” series takes a look at some of my older pieces. I often revise pieces or use elements in … More

This summer I attended a virtual “artist residency” led by Margaret Schedel. The attendees and I had been selected as … More

From my composition teachers, I’ve heard two schools of thought regarding a composers’ catalog. You could try to have works … More

Icicle Harvest by adam scott nealIcicle Harvest by adam scott neal Icicle Harvest is a 60-minute composition. While this might … More

Wind band is a genre I grew up playing but didn’t aspire to compose for a long, long time. But … More

You’ve likely had a composition teacher encourage you to submit your music to “Calls for Scores.” These are announcements by … More

I posted my entry about publishing on Facebook, and a friend asked a very important question: if you give your … More