I Have Always Thought Of Music As

Many, Many Years Ago, I Was One Of The Few Conductors Who Talked To The Audience And Now A Lot Of Classical Conductors Have Figured It Out... Otherwise, You Just Get The Back Of Someone's Head Playing Music You Could Hear On A Cd. It's Not Enough Anymore.

Let's Say Music Is Needed For Only 43 Seconds Of Film. You Have To Score It So It Is An Entity, So It Won't Bother Anyone When It Ends So Quickly. Or If A Song Runs 2 Minutes And 45 Seconds, But The Titles Run A Minute Longer, You Have To Arrange That Song So It Doesn't Get Repetitious.

There Have Been Studies That Clearly State That Children Who Are Exposed To Arts Education At A Young Age Will In Fact Do Markedly Better In Their Sat Tests

As I Get Older, I'm Slowing Down And, Yes, Calming Down In My Desire To Be Taken Seriously. That I Can Be Entertaining And Funny And High Nervous Energy Can Work Against Me As A Serious Composer, Slowly But Surely You'll See Me Be Quieter Just So That People Will Listen.

The Biggest Thrill You Can Have Is To Tell People One Of Your Songs, And Have Them Be Able To Hum It.