When I was writing up my Honors Capstone Proposal at SUU, the first thing I did was tell the brief story of why I didn't pursue music as a profession right out of high school. I explained that at the time my parents were under the impression (and correctly so) that I had to be one of the very best of the best in my piano skills if I wanted to make any money and that the cost, time and effort it would take to do so might not be the best idea to pursue it as a career. They also believed - and this was…

As a follow up to last month's blog, this one includes so super fun things I've learned in my continued construction of my  Sample Library here at SUU.

In the last few weeks I have been absolutely crazy busy with recording more than 15 different instruments and hope to be able to get more before the end of the school year. It's been more fun than maybe I should be having (haha) getting samples of Violin, Viola, Cello, three types of Guitar (nylon, electric and bass), Tenor Sax, Flute, Piccolo, Alto and…