Tidbits about composing and performing from Debra's interviews and articles. A composer's best friend is their eraser. Composing music is best when it works like projectile vomiting. I never consider a composition complete until it is performed. Then, there's that... Continue Reading →
The photo above is Debra's 2021 Advanced Conducting Class parodying all the ridiculous conductor headshots they've seen in printed programs. (What d'ya do with a baton, after all?) Debra started making memes for her conducting classes years ago. Here are... Continue Reading →
Rehearsal and voice lesson quotes compiled by Debra's students - also quotes found penciled in the margins of choir music returned at the end of the semester. Rational thinking? Not so much. Creative thinking? We've got this! Perspective changes everything.... Continue Reading →
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