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I like making charts Creating visual diagrams is one way I process information, both in and out of a musical context (I think David Byrne's "mental maps" in Arboretum are super cool, and I've been making my own little integration sketches). Charting and graphing out concepts is also part of my early compositional process, especially as I've …

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I've spent the past few weeks among fellow musicians in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Dublin, New Hampshire. After two weeks in Wisconsin for Fifth House Ensemble's Fresh Inc. Festival, I made my way to New Hampshire for The Walden School Creative Musicians Retreat. Both programs were uniquely valuable, and I'm kicking off my blog by writing about …

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