For my second Vivaldi arrangement, I only needed to rewrite a small segment of the solo First Violin part, due to problems transferring the distinctive bowed patterns to a keyboard instrument.  I also encountered 4 high F’s in the Cello part that I needed to cover on the Alto Melodica (my Bass doesn’t go that [...]

This is the first non-Bach video that I have done with multiple melodicas, but since Bach rewrote this piece for organ, it still retains some connection to him. I have chosen to use Vivaldi’s original though, since the writing for two solo violins, two tutti violins, viola, and continuo has more of an ensemble [...]

With 10 solo parts divided into three trio groups and continuo, this semi-lengthy movement required the use of at least 9 individual video tracks in order to make it work. Because of the natural size restrictions that embedded video presents, I needed to make three sets of individual movies with 3 soloists each and [...]

This is the first Bach project that can accurately be called an arrangement.  There are several elements in Bach’s brief yet jubilant finale from the Fourth Brandenburg Concerto that are problematic for the purposes of direct transcription.  First, the solo violin part is exceptionally virtuosic, with long roulades and distinct bowed arpeggios.  This doesn’t transfer [...]

After two months of problems, I’ve finally figured out why my Alesis IO26 would die after 10 minutes of use with Logic Pro. It turns out that the device is very fussy – no surprise there. A call to a very helpful “Andy” at customer service got me going in the right direction. [...]

The Golden Ratio (or Golden Mean) is an area indicated by a proportion based on the Fibonacci series [more info]. Since the Renaissance (and likely before), artists, architects, and composers have been aware of the importance of the Golden Mean and have used it in numerous works. Therefore, it’s only natural that we should be curious as [...]