The Heart of Music Making Pastoral Judgments   O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together! (Ps 34:3)   Does our...

The Part of Music Making Liturgical Judgments Adobe Stock This judgment answers the question, "Does this music complement what we are...

In 1972 the American Catholic bishops published a thirty-one page booklet titled “Music in Catholic Worship”.  Any person who is...

I missed the Jesus Revolution film when it was playing in theaters earlier this year. Knowing that it would soon after be released for...

Today is Monday, May 15, 2023. I have been anticipating this day for several months. Yesterday I walked in the commencement at Western...

Yesterday (May 9) I presented my Senior Capstone Project to a jury of seven WestConn professors. I have taken courses and/or private...

I think about my own mortality a lot. I have for decades, and not just since I reached retirement age. I'm not morbid. I'm Sicilian and...

A couple of days ago I saw a TV news story on 23-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy #samarajoy. After finding her on Apple Music, I sent the...

My homework planning template is simple and needs little explanation. And it has been serving me well for almost 5 years. Listed in rows...

Years ago I heard the term fellowship defined as "all of us fellows, in the same boat." (Not for nothing, but the word fellow is...

In the 1990s, Saturday Night Live cast member Martin Short played the neurotically defensive Nathan Thurm, an attorney for the Tobacco...

One morning this week I woke up in the middle of a dream in which a friend was sharing his long list of problems with me. When he...

We are studying Black American Music in our World Music class. Last Wednesday Professor Doug Perry looked up from his lecture notes and...

My Informational Talk on Deliberate Practice This morning I gave a 5-minute informational talk on deliberate practice in my Public...

Last Saturday afternoon I received a FaceTime call from my grandson Nicolas. He is in his first year at Albrite College in Pennsylvania....

“There are two types of speakers: Those who get nervous and those who are liars.” – Mark Twain This semester I am taking a course in...

Life as an undergrad music major is not as easy as it looks. In addition to the required music courses, we are also obligated to earn 40...

In the fall of 2022, I am entering into a season that I call “My Truly Senior Year”. It is truly senior because I am (finally!) a senior...