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What I've Learned from Church Music

by Kile Smith | Nov 30, 2014 | church music, Composition, Music Composition

NewMusicBox, the online publication of New Music USA, handed the guest-blogger reins over to me for the month of September 2014. Of all the things we pondered wherein I might contribute, church music was an underserved area I could help fill in, NMBx thought, for this...

12 Things I've Learned from Church Music (Part 4 of 4)

by Kile Smith | Sep 25, 2014 | Choral music, church music, Composition, Music Composition

My last of 4 posts is up at New Music Box, the website of New Music USA, where I’m their September guest-blogger. I’ve had a great time writing these, and my thanks go to editors Frank Oteri and Molly Sheridan for their help. I work in just a little...

12 Things I've Learned from Church Music (Part 3 of 4)

by Kile Smith | Sep 18, 2014 | Choral music, church music, Composition, Music Composition

My 3rd of 4 posts is up at New Music Box, the website of New Music USA; I’m their September guest-blogger. From the 12 Things I’ve Learned about Composing from Writing Church Music, this 3rd batch—with an assist from a drummer—is: 7. Write Faster 8. Hear It,...

12 Things I've Learned from Church Music (Part 2 of 4)

by Kile Smith | Sep 12, 2014 | Choral music, church music, Composition, Music Composition

The second of my four posts is up at New Music Box, the website of New Music USA, as part of my September guest-blog. It’s 12 things I’ve learned about composing from writing church music, so there are three in each of the four post (they say composers are...

12 Things I've Learned from Church Music (Part 1 of 4)

by Kile Smith | Sep 4, 2014 | Choral music, church music, Composition, Music Composition

I’m honored to be guest-blogging on New Music Box, the website of New Music USA. They were interested in my experience writing music for church, and as it’s not something they’ve delved into much, we thought it’d be a good area to explore....

Star Trek and the Dream of Composing

by Kile Smith | Sep 3, 2014 | Broad Street Review, Composition

[First published in the Broad Street Review, 1 Sep 2014. Reprinted by permission.] The villain had the disabled, drifting starship Enterprise lined up in his sights, and his hand slowly descended toward a button on the console. He held it there for a moment, then...

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