From Katie Wardrobe (MusicTechTips) via the Sibelius blog, a clear and simple video on creating drum parts from scratch

ASCAP composer/publishers: A new improvement this year—concert band & wind ensemble works are counted on a census basis

ASCAP composer/publishers: A new improvement this year—concert band & wind ensemble works are counted on a census basis

Congratulations to this year's American Music Center award winners

Congratulations to this year's American Music Center award winners

Happy Birthday to Pierre Boulez, who turned 85 on Friday

Happy Birthday to Pierre Boulez, who turned 85 on Friday

Amazing story about brain surgery, music, and science - and a concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra

Amazing story about brain surgery, music, and science - and a concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra

An article about earworms (catchy tunes). Noted: "musicians, women & the worry-prone are more susceptible than others"