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Two wicker chairs are at either side of a matching round-topped table. These are against a yellow exterior wall, on a reddish wooden deck, and backed by a raw wood fence.

The cover art for the musical suite "Our Home: Jaydn, Opus 6-10" is an heavily worn piano keyboard. At least 3 of the key coverings has come off to reveal the wooden keys underneath.

Our Home – Opus 6-10 #piano #improv

A piano opus. Literally from “our home” to yours: 5 more piano improvisations in the Jaydn series. Enjoy these heartfelt improvs.

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Cycle of Creativity – Inspire, Create, Rest, Repeat

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Cycle of Creativity – Inspire, Create, Rest, Repeat. Stan Stewart shares the experience of his creative process cycle.

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The sun peers through some barren trees and casts light that creates shadows of the trees across dry grasses. There are a few wispy clouds in the blue sky.

Easter – an improvised poem

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“Easter” a spontaneously composed (improvised, unedited) poem by Stan Stewart

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AI and Art – Stepping Back Into Humanity

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The massive popularity of ChatGPT and similar AI tools has raised lots of questions. From philosophers, ethicists, and artists come a myriad of questions about how “artificial intelligence” fits or does not with our humanity. Artificial The previous post on my blog was “Unlock the Power of Free Sample Libraries to Unleash Your Composing Potential“.

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Unlock the Power of Free Sample Libraries to Unleash Your Composing Potential

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Unlock the power of free sample libraries to unleash your composing potential.

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Best Guitar Pedals for Indie Rock Musicians

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Indie rock musicians have long been known for their distinct and unconventional sounds, distinguishing themselves from their classic rock counterparts with their creative use of effects and tone. Pedals are a big contributor to that uniqueness, especially when it comes to guitars. The post “A Day in the Recording Studio of an Indie Musician” notes

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