When One Quartet Is Not Enough – Of 2s, 3s, and 4s
A quartet can create full musical structures. So what is it that two quartets can do better than one? Especially in three.
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Too Many Platforms for Musicians, Too Little Traction
As an unsigned musician, I prefer musician-centric platforms. However, they’ve proliferated so much that it’s hard to choose between them. Platforms Galore Given how suddenly musician resources can go rogue or completely disappear, I am “twice shy” about joining another platform. I’ve written before about needing to leave such platforms that no longer deliver. And
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Putting together “the band” … or 2 of them
What happens when one recording project calls for not one, but two bands? Stan Stewart explores the battle of his bands.
Who is 8th Amendment and what are they up to?
I’m directing (and singing in) an octet of tenor, baritone, and bass singers. It’s fun and we are consistently psyched to sing together. We’re called 8th Amendment. The other 8th Amendment I love singing in harmony. For reasons I am unable to verbalize, I am especially drawn to singing with voices in a similar range
How Shall We Sing A Song In a Foreign Land?
Music and musical instruments from foreign lands hold amazing beauty if we are willing to listen. Stan Stewart explores this inspiration.
Persian Culture: What Do We Know About Persia?
Here is a tiny introduction to some Persian stringed instruments. Stan Stewart shares them with you because of an upcoming recording.
Changes to World, Life, and Music Projects
The more the world changes, the more life follows and so, too, the music projects from Stan Stewart. Here’s the story.
Mallets From Heaven – Marimba, Xylophone, & more
Mallets (or instruments played with them) are featured as every sound on Stan Stewart’s suite named MarXylo. Listen.
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