Perdido

Hey, remember back on Blue Bossa when I promised you that I'd post this song? If you don't remember that, check it out here. If you don't want to click that, I'll just tell you that I had said something about Perdido in that post, and I told you to either listen to it or wait for the post to appear. And now today, it's appeared.

Up Jumped Spring

Hmmm... time for a change of times and change of seasons. For those of us that are looking forward to summer, unfortunately it takes time. That reminds me of a podcast I listened to on Monday, which was talking about composing songs. It said that if you want to compose, you have to do something. Things don't just happen.

Etude in Ab Major

One of the most important things about compositions is putting some element in them that makes people like listening to it. When Giuseppe Concone wrote this song, he might have been thinking about dancing - that's what it sounds like when I listen to it.

Seven Come Eleven

Hey look, I posted this song on March 7th at 7:11.....maybe I should have waited until July 11th. Then the date would be 7/11. There was no internet in the year 711, though (and I wasn't alive yet), so I couldn't have posted it then.

When do you stop....?

You might notice that I always start my Heads Up posts with a question. That's to get you asking, ".........what?", and then you might read the little piece of musical advice I have for you today.

Now I'm sure you want to know what it is, so I'll tell you.

Have you ever gone to a concert with someone you know who plays music. You both sit down in row J and you're having a nice time. Then, about 15 seconds after the second song starts,