This week my high school band performed with the Brigham Young University-Idaho Tuba Professor Matt Moore. We played a piece he had commissioned specifically to perform with high schools around the state called Party Potatoes by Benjamin Dean Taylor. My students enjoyed it quite a bit but the audience loved it! It was by far one of our best concerts. We had 4 bands perform that night and it really showcased how fun music can be and the growth they make in a matter of a few mo

Been working on a new piece. A march about how they moved an entire town using steam tractors! Still working in some of the steam like sounds but also trying not to sound too train like. Tricky venture but I think it will work either way. Check out this video that shows some steam tractors and a bit of their history. I have started a few other pieces in the last few months and dedicated some time to writing lyrics but other than that not much finished. This time of year at w

Since I never keep up this blog I thought I would give it another shot. So far I've had 2 performances of songs I've written. They were both in 2019. One was here with my own band as I teach middle and high school band at a school in Idaho. The other was for a buddy's school in Mobile, AL. I'm currently working on another band piece for the American Falls Community Band. I've spent tons of time editing in the meantime. Something that happened to me during my doctoral program