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Below is a list of all Inklings blog entries, with the most recent at the top. Click each title to view, or visit composerinklings.com
Blog 69: Getting Real about Suffragists and Racism in Composing The Battle for the Ballot
Blog 68: Music Teachers are Vital to Awakening Creativity
Blog 67: An Afternoon at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Blog 66: The Conclusion of a Fantastic Residence with CUSO ❤️
Blog 65: A Beautiful Performance of Terra Nostra in Urbana, IL
Blog 64: 10 Fundamental Characteristics to Help Cultivate Your Career
Blog 63: A Concert within the Danville Correctional Center
Blog 62: A Picture-Perfect Gelato Social, with Music and Goats
Blog 61: Champaign-Urbana Seen through a Composer’s Eyes
Blog 60: Advice to Young Composers on Selecting a College
Blog 59: Exploring Creativity at the Danville Correctional Center
Blog 58: Stephen Paulus: The Legacy of Paying it Forward
Blog 57: Three Audience Questions Answered!
Blog 56: In the Trenches of Running a Freelance Career
Blog 55: Being Creative in Turbulent Times
Blog 54: What do Baseball and Beethoven have in common? Tension!
Blog 53: Buffing Up Your Writing Skills
Blog 52: Procrastination & Perfectionism: Slaying the Two-Headed Dragon
Blog 51: Composer Challenges 3.0: Building a Playlist
Blog 50: Composers & Competitions: To Enter or Not To Enter?
Blog 49: Why Composers (Should) Go on Concert Sprees
Blog 48: Embracing a Freelance Career
Blog 47: 5 Marketing Tips for All Musicians
Blog 46: The Composing Process: From the First Note to the Final Score
Blog 45: 5 New Year's Resolutions for Composers
Blog 44: Creating Community Through an Oratorio
Blog 43: A Composer's Reading List, Part I
Blog 42: Getting Back to My Roots: Adventures in Writing Jewish Music for Chicago a cappella
Blog 41: Newbie in the Studio: Top 10 Observations of the Recording Process
Blog 40: Composer Challenges 2.0
Blog 39: Selecting a Graduate School Composition Program
Blog 38: Finishing Terra Nostra: An Oratorio
Blog 37: Summer Festivals for Composers
Blog 36: 4 Tips for New Composition Graduates
Blog 35: CD Editing Sessions: Where the Magic Happens
Blog 34: 4 Strategies to Boost Your Composing Skills
Blog 33: How "Flight of Icarus" Became a Collaborative Project
Blog 32: Building Relationships at Cabrillo Festival
Blog 31: 3 College Audition Tips for Composers
Blog 30: 13 Challenges in 13 Weeks
Blog 29: How Hitchcock's Vertigo Jolted my Writer's Block
Blog 28: A Composer's Prep Work for Recording Sessions
Blog 27: The Composing of my Mythology Symphony
Blog 26: Happy 25th Anniversary, Cedille Records!
Blog 25: 5 Musical Inspirations for Terra Nostra
Blog 24: Components of a Commission Contract
Blog 23: What do movies and oratorios have in common?
Blog 22: Living Creatively at Artist Colonies
Blog 21: Presentation & Negotation Skills Gleaned from Shark Tank
Blog 20: Terra Nostra Update: Part I Completed
Blog 19: Using Summer's "Down Time" to Boost Your Career
Blog 18: Why we do Fresh Inc Festival
Blog 17: Digging into Terra Nostra
Blog 16: A perfect short residence in Dallas
Blog 15: Personalizing a Commission
Blog 14: Composers ♥ Saxophonists
Blog 13: Collaborative Composing with a Music Enthusiast
Blog 12: Rehearsal Technique for Composers
Blog 11: Listening is linear. Composing isn't.
Blog 10: Beginning Terra Nostra: An Oratorio
Blog 9: Do your submission materials best represent you?
Blog 8: Behind every success is a string of failures
Blog 7: Your Personal Mission Statement
Blog 6: Is all self-promotion shameless?
Blog 5: Hey Jealousy: Learning from our perceived rivals
Blog 4: Composers and Kickstarter, Part II (7+ tips for a great Kickstarter project)
Blog 3: Composers and Kickstarter, Part I (4 composer-based projects)
Blog 2: First Impressions
Blog 1: A Well-Rounded Composer
Blog 69: Getting Real about Suffragists and Racism in Composing The Battle for the Ballot
Blog 68: Music Teachers are Vital to Awakening Creativity
Blog 67: An Afternoon at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Blog 66: The Conclusion of a Fantastic Residence with CUSO ❤️
Blog 65: A Beautiful Performance of Terra Nostra in Urbana, IL
Blog 64: 10 Fundamental Characteristics to Help Cultivate Your Career
Blog 63: A Concert within the Danville Correctional Center
Blog 62: A Picture-Perfect Gelato Social, with Music and Goats
Blog 61: Champaign-Urbana Seen through a Composer’s Eyes
Blog 60: Advice to Young Composers on Selecting a College
Blog 59: Exploring Creativity at the Danville Correctional Center
Blog 58: Stephen Paulus: The Legacy of Paying it Forward
Blog 57: Three Audience Questions Answered!
Blog 56: In the Trenches of Running a Freelance Career
Blog 55: Being Creative in Turbulent Times
Blog 54: What do Baseball and Beethoven have in common? Tension!
Blog 53: Buffing Up Your Writing Skills
Blog 52: Procrastination & Perfectionism: Slaying the Two-Headed Dragon
Blog 51: Composer Challenges 3.0: Building a Playlist
Blog 50: Composers & Competitions: To Enter or Not To Enter?
Blog 49: Why Composers (Should) Go on Concert Sprees
Blog 48: Embracing a Freelance Career
Blog 47: 5 Marketing Tips for All Musicians
Blog 46: The Composing Process: From the First Note to the Final Score
Blog 45: 5 New Year's Resolutions for Composers
Blog 44: Creating Community Through an Oratorio
Blog 43: A Composer's Reading List, Part I
Blog 42: Getting Back to My Roots: Adventures in Writing Jewish Music for Chicago a cappella
Blog 41: Newbie in the Studio: Top 10 Observations of the Recording Process
Blog 40: Composer Challenges 2.0
Blog 39: Selecting a Graduate School Composition Program
Blog 38: Finishing Terra Nostra: An Oratorio
Blog 37: Summer Festivals for Composers
Blog 36: 4 Tips for New Composition Graduates
Blog 35: CD Editing Sessions: Where the Magic Happens
Blog 34: 4 Strategies to Boost Your Composing Skills
Blog 33: How "Flight of Icarus" Became a Collaborative Project
Blog 32: Building Relationships at Cabrillo Festival
Blog 31: 3 College Audition Tips for Composers
Blog 30: 13 Challenges in 13 Weeks
Blog 29: How Hitchcock's Vertigo Jolted my Writer's Block
Blog 28: A Composer's Prep Work for Recording Sessions
Blog 27: The Composing of my Mythology Symphony
Blog 26: Happy 25th Anniversary, Cedille Records!
Blog 25: 5 Musical Inspirations for Terra Nostra
Blog 24: Components of a Commission Contract
Blog 23: What do movies and oratorios have in common?
Blog 22: Living Creatively at Artist Colonies
Blog 21: Presentation & Negotation Skills Gleaned from Shark Tank
Blog 20: Terra Nostra Update: Part I Completed
Blog 19: Using Summer's "Down Time" to Boost Your Career
Blog 18: Why we do Fresh Inc Festival
Blog 17: Digging into Terra Nostra
Blog 16: A perfect short residence in Dallas
Blog 15: Personalizing a Commission
Blog 14: Composers ♥ Saxophonists
Blog 13: Collaborative Composing with a Music Enthusiast
Blog 12: Rehearsal Technique for Composers
Blog 11: Listening is linear. Composing isn't.
Blog 10: Beginning Terra Nostra: An Oratorio
Blog 9: Do your submission materials best represent you?
Blog 8: Behind every success is a string of failures
Blog 7: Your Personal Mission Statement
Blog 6: Is all self-promotion shameless?
Blog 5: Hey Jealousy: Learning from our perceived rivals
Blog 4: Composers and Kickstarter, Part II (7+ tips for a great Kickstarter project)
Blog 3: Composers and Kickstarter, Part I (4 composer-based projects)
Blog 2: First Impressions
Blog 1: A Well-Rounded Composer
