I’ve always been intrigued by the way different musicians will use dissonance as a way to increase tension.
Tension and release-those are the building blocks.
You create tension then, resolve the tension. Tension and release-it’s the key to storytelling. If you build the tension properly, the audience wants to know; needs to know what’s going [...]

I haven’t been able to post for a few days. My time has been consumed with a lot of tasks. I haven’t felt like writing either, because of the Virginia Tech shootings. Just from talking to friends, I get the feeling that we have a sense of weariness concerning these catostrophic events. We have become [...]