Music and life intertwined
Synopsis: Here are a few tips and trick for writing for woodwind instruments Find Lori’s sheet music at: Sheet Music Plus (affiliate link), JW Pepper, and Sheet Music Direct Support Tonal Diversions when you...
I got to attend the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic this year! It’s right nearby in Chicago every year, but this is the first time I’ve been to the entire conference. A few years...
I am a late bloomer. No one was in awe of my piano performance at age five. I didn’t even dazzle all that much in college. But I’m here now.
Facing writer’s block? Here is my journey from battling writer’s block to successfully getting music onto the page and premiering my pieces.
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by VoyageChicago, an online magazine. This is my first interview! Thank you to VoyageChicago for giving me an opportunity to talk about Tonal Diversions Music and...
Music appreciation / Potpourri
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published May 2, 2018 · Last modified February 4, 2022
Do you have to understand something to like or appreciate it? Think about all the cultural things we experience: art, music, theater, dance, cuisine, literature. And more. People study and hone their craft in...
I attended the first-ever Chicago Clarinet Symposium this weekend at Northeastern Illinois University. It was two days filled with everything clarinet: master classes, concerts, vendor displays and sample instruments. I enjoyed my time there....
I love classical music. Unabashedly. I’ve loved classical my whole life. My aunt used to tell a story about my four- or five-year-old self: We were in a store once, listening to some music...
Music appreciation / Potpourri
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published February 21, 2013 · Last modified February 4, 2022
Thanks to NPR reporting about this study, I came across this article: Study: Hearing Music as Beautiful Is a Learned Trait – Lindsay Abrams – The Atlantic. I found it fascinating, and quite apropos...
Synopsis: Part 3 of Lori’s adventures with Dorico notation software (and NotePerformer). I’ve spent more time with the software and wanted to give an updated episode Find Lori’s sheet music at: Sheet Music Plus...
Synopsis: The latest music projects that have been keeping me busy here at Tonal Diversions. Find Lori’s sheet music at: Sheet Music Plus (affiliate link), JW Pepper, and Sheet Music Direct Support Tonal Diversions...
Synopsis:This was my second year at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. A good time was had by all! Find out what I experienced, who I met, and my thoughts on it...
I got to attend the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic again this year! Last year was great and I’m so glad I got to attend again this year. If you remember from 2021, I...
Synopsis:Life loves to throw us curve balls. Like getting diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s. Find Lori’s sheet music at: Sheet Music Plus (affiliate link), JW Pepper, and Sheet Music Direct Support Tonal Diversions...