FlashNote! – the clarinet practice tool
FlashNote! is an interactive, musical flashcard program I created (in Adobe Flash) for the B-flat clarinet. With it, you can test yourself (and, hopefully, improve) on your ability to recognize notes on the scale, and play them. I suppose this works as well for any B-flat instrument, though the indication of the number of available … Continue reading FlashNote! – the clarinet practice tool Read more »
The Mystery of Edwin Drood!
A Victorian vaudeville murder mystery where YOU decide whodunit! I am pleased to announce my participation in this latest APPLAUSE! Musicals production. Presented for the first time in the Lower Mainland, this Tony-award winning musical dares to tell the story of Charles Dickens’ novel of the same name. Daring, as the book remains unfinished, due … Continue reading The Mystery of Edwin Drood! Read more »
The Homer Building and Café
I was biking downtown and noticed a dreaded Development Application on the site of the Homer Building and the adjacent ramshackle house. It says the (heritage) Homer will be retained, but who knows if it will just be (literally) a shell of its former self. The house will surely be toast. I caught some views … Continue reading The Homer Building and Café Read more »
TMBG ringtones!
I’m not a cell phone user myself but these custom ringtones from They Might Be Giants are what I’d use if I were. They’re very cool. “Phone Phone Phone” would perfect, so much better than a snippet of some overfamiliar pop song. Read more »
An Amazing Day of Art, Fun, Film, Food and Music in Vancouver
And what a day it was. A “Sonic Art Playground”, a flash-mob pillow fight, a taste of a legendary Montreal deli, then a capella musical delights. I had to share it. Read on for videos, photos, and some great links! Read more »