Past | Present | Future

Music's story begins before civilization, through songs passed from generation to generation, before even the advent of written language. Later accompanied by instruments, which developed through centuries, music found a home through the church in western Europe, ushering in the era of notated music.

The rise of technology dominates our current milieu. The creation of new dramatic settings, like film, television, or video games, have changed and expanded the role of music.

The knowledge base of classical music training holds within it a foundational understanding of the generative principles of music, an understanding of which offers performers and composers opportunities to break the rules wth style, as well as the ability to function actively in a variety of genres.

Underlying structures and organizational principles of music serve as the catalyst for creativity. Large-scale structures self-generated by pattern-based development are the results.

An intrinsic understanding and balancing in the creative act of the expressive underlying meaning of a variety of sounds, gestures, and organizational principles is calibrated through a musicians' innate proclivities and instincts, their culture, the depth of their knowledge, the thoroughness of their training, and a certain sensitivity or receptivity.

An experiential knowledge and ability to communicate functional emotive content through music in live settings is a paramount skill and an accurate reflection of the skills, traits, and concepts mentioned above.