The following post is by my friend and mentor, Dr. Nickitas Demos, Professor of Composition and Coordinator of Composition Studies at the Georgia State University School of Music. Nickitas is a prolific composer of music spanning multiple genres. He’s found the sweet spot where meaningful music and everyday life beautifully collide. He’s a brilliant composer […]
Collaboration (3 Reasons Why It’s Essential to the Creative Process)
Webster’s defines collaboration as “working jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor.” Collaboration is a key ingredient to my creative process. Now that I think of it, I’m not sure I’ve ever created something without collaborating with someone else. If you don’t follow me via my newsletter or Facebook page, then you […]
Brilliant Music That Will Make Your Choir Want to Rehearse
We’ve all been there. It’s like pulling teeth sometimes to get the choir to sing. A dreadful experience, indeed. We church music directors want our choirs to enjoy rehearsal. We think about the rehearsal all week long. Meticulously structuring it in hopes of achieving good results for Sunday. But what state is our choir in […]