Sketchbook is collection of articles, notes, and ideas about composing, the piano, keyboards, and the music business. Visit me at www.robertwoliver.com.Tumblr (3.0; @robertwoliver)http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c26762d4c8bd960a121b24298cacc943/tumblr_mlprmoRAid1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW SKETCHBOOK POST: Mind If I Sit In? Should bands allow them? #musicianship</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/mind-if-i-sit-in/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/48696214702http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/48696214702Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:13:36 -0400BluesclubsComfortably NumbDavid Gilmourgigmusicmusicianshipperformance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ceea607043ce956a49080ee9ed80fb39/tumblr_mleo5sfTl71r09ur4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST Sketchbook: Feeding the Muse #musicbusiness</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/feeding-the-muse/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/48202529222http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/48202529222Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:25:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d0bd6b9da777077e74244564f82cf421/tumblr_mki7ulN2Yi1r09ur4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST: The Digest - March 30, 2013 Fresh news about the music business.</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/the-digest-fresh-news-about-the-music-business-march-30-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/46725664132http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/46725664132Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:49:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7fcd71a3db7984d96f8090168fdff3cb/tumblr_mk4siuS2Kb1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST The Digest - March 23,</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/the-digest-march-23-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/46100259059http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/46100259059Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:49:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1543d80b9f7d238133e4b79c7999164e/tumblr_mjwxvgj95N1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST The Digest, March 19, 2013 #musicbusiness #sketchbook</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/the-digest-march-19-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/45757402555http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/45757402555Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:04:28 -0400<p>FRESH POST Snowfall (solo piano) #music #instrumental</p><blockquote><p>“Snowfall” is a piece I wrote a couple of years ago shortly after a rare Georgia snowstorm left area residents bewildered (all of them), delighted (most of them), and annoyed (a few of them). I thought about what it might be like for someone to be…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/snowfall-solo-piano/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/43006130050http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/43006130050Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:06:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c83039e8315b80c412a2f1e40b32395c/tumblr_mhwsy7DHVp1r09ur4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST: Got Gigs? Here’s How to Get Them Guest post by Deron Wade #musicbusiness</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/got-gigs-heres-how-to-get-them/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/42586222032http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/42586222032Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:10:55 -0500<p>NEW POST: How a Piano Is Made Watch the crafting of a Mason &amp; Hamlin grand.</p><blockquote><p>The piano is a wonderful instrument. Elegant in appearance and tone, its beauty belies the difficult and intensive process required to make one. Skilled craftsmen build them entirely by hand – there is no mechanical “piano cutter” – and the process takes…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/how-a-piano-is-made/">View Post</a></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/42112723483http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/42112723483Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:47:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4def3ba5235e169b6b6db9cf62cc27a6/tumblr_mh1bazb6kL1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST: Gig Economics Take home more money. #musicbusiness</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/gig-economics/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/41199259525http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/41199259525Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:04:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6fe1665bbb2ea89fe9f3ccfbf2e3f780/tumblr_mgs2bw3nDv1r09ur4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST & POLL: Should You Give Your Music Away? #musicbusiness #indie</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/should-you-give-your-music-away/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40766614299http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40766614299Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:11:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cfa0832b53b20b2298f18226d2d05fcc/tumblr_mgr2hdCL0z1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1fd214c9958c89248bb8fc4433111586/tumblr_mgr2hdCL0z1r09ur4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40735193516http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40735193516Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:17:34 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/855489509495b900d3c901af93bc5366/tumblr_mgmi0zSDeO1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST: Better Gigs 101: The House Concert Why playing in someone’s home is best.</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/better-gigs-101-the-house-concert/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40522872420http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40522872420Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:05:22 -0500<p>NEW POST: Theme from Jurassic Park Played by the Vienna Horns #chambermusic</p><blockquote><p>A beautiful rendition of the theme from <em>Jurassic Park, </em>composed by John Williams and played by the <a href="http://viennahorns.com/">Vienna Horns</a>. It’s such a simple melody and chord progression (I-IV-I-IV), but the suspensions are the elements that really move the listener.</p> <p>Many thanks…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/theme-from-jurassic-park-played-by-the-vienna-horns/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40440995090http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40440995090Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:02:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa7d780eed8e3a3a06fffe7b9d8d955d/tumblr_mgfyk2x80n1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e61b20a770a7be0cb6ffdfff2f3531a/tumblr_mgfyk2x80n1r09ur4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Gazebo on pond, Dellinger Park, Cartersville, Georgia<br/><br/> <p>Barn, Cartersville, Georga.</p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40227075653http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40227075653Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:19:10 -0500night photographyCartersvilleGeorgiabarnlandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91e74536d0ae8860b6c8d0f482826926/tumblr_mge4wtvKar1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ec2223e106036453566e723948fce705/tumblr_mge4wtvKar1r09ur4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On location in Dallas, Georgia.</p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40148600041http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40148600041Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:41:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7925152a888fe8084621f9d025bf0870/tumblr_mge354DBfJ1r09ur4o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>14 Myths About Pianos</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/1012/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40145259634http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40145259634Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:03:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afe2a89d64e5053780223a0f5524535c/tumblr_mgbfqfjDwK1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW POST New Year’s Resolutions vs. Lifelong Goals #musician #practice</p><p><a href="http://robertwoliver.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/new-years-resolutions-vs-lifelong-goals/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40018497378http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/40018497378Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:42:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4f558aad986e51127909a31b5b6becd/tumblr_mg8ghtn4ec1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/39891481311http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/39891481311Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:05:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1881185965c5a4d5b06c1bd35c21fec8/tumblr_mg8g6pX0LA1r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/39890882267http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/39890882267Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:59:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae03d928a70cc6b8e05f4db17c814663/tumblr_mg8friOy141r09ur4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a4ffe144cfbd10ad3a9df614808ff34/tumblr_mg8friOy141r09ur4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/39890080580http://robertwoliver.tumblr.com/post/39890080580Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:50:03 -0500