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Drive Inward – pressing towards hope
“Drive Inward” from the upcoming album “Outward and Inward” is the soundtrack for this music video from Stan Stewart.
Composing Detours – How Pauses Help Creativity
Stan Stewart composed a track for a competition and then questioned whether that was a bad idea. Are detours helpful or harmful?
Singing Grief: What’s It Take To Make A Pandemic Choir?
Last week, I shared with you “what is a requiem?” Historically, choirs would sing most requiems accompanied by a variety of instruments. But during this pandemic, scientists have warned us that it may be dangerous to sing together. Though it does not compare to the loss of lives, the loss of live music was another …
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Composing a Requiem: What Is A Requiem?
Every time I tell people that I’m composing a requiem, they almost always say, “What’s a requiem?” Well, here you go…
Upright Blues – improvising on practice pianos
Imagine this with me: it’s summertime. We’re on the campus of a university with a large music school. Let’s Play Upright In each of several buildings, there are dozens of practice rooms. In each of them stands an upright piano. Now, these pianos have been overheated in the summer. There is nothing to control the …
Ruth – grieving the passing of a true hero – #Listen
Rest in power, Ruth Bader Ginsburg! Stan Stewart shares a piano improvisation inspired by the great supreme court justice.
#DreamThis singer-songwriter charity album
You’ve found it! Everything about the singer-songwriter, life-story-in-song album, “Dream This”! where to listen and download (Please do – this is the only way the charity will benefit!) besides the kudos for each song (see the links to those below), here are general affirmations of the songs, arrangements, and recordings music videos of several of the …
How Can I Keep From Singing?
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Surprising Sources of Transformation
Transformation can come from surprising sources. I know that in my life, I have often been startled by change and the inspirations that lead to it. Transformation Happens Well, it’s happened again. Much like the transformation of trees and leaves in Autumn, I’ve experienced recent changes for the better from shifts that I would not …