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  • Stephen P Brown's recommended books to read
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    12 books for the growing career

    I’m working hard on my next #PsalmQuest piece – a concerto for Bass Clarinet and Strings, and it is going well, but with the holidays and lots of travel it’s been hard to keep up. Should have something to share with you in a month or so. In the meantime, here is a list of 12 books all budding/ growing… people should read (At first I wrote “musicians” but realized there is a great deal of info here that is relevant for anyone trying to grow a business or even just their own career, even in the music-related books!). If you or someone you love is trying to build a…

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    Discovering your own uniqueness and using it wisely to connect with others

    Discovering your own uniqueness and using it wisely to connect with others

    September 5, 2021
    How Understanding Makes You Irresistible

    How “Understanding” Makes You Irresistible

    December 14, 2018
    How to play guitar chords

    How I compose 3 – Chords

    August 30, 2013
  • Stephen P Brown explains why he is often the slowest car on the road
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    Why I’m the slowest car on the road

      Over the past few years I’ve noticed I’m usually the slowest car on the road. Today, find out why. And hear about one of the decisions/ choices I’ve made that causes it! And then, if you dare, listen to how your own driving decisions are directly affecting the society we live in today. Click to play the video below to reveal all. In case you’re wondering: yes, my wife gets totally embarrassed whilst everyone else is passing us! We all have a multitude of decisions to make everyday, and I’d love to know why you think it is OK (or not) to exceed the speed limits. Seriously, whilst I…

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    Everybody has the right and the ability to create and enjoy their music.

    Creating opportunities for live music

    August 12, 2020
    The last Festival of Psalms concert with Stephen P Brown might be in an arena!

    Here’s a game we can all play

    November 6, 2013

    6 Degrees Experiment

    September 20, 2013
  • Stephen P Brown composes a Bass Clarinet Concerto
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    #PsalmQuest Bass Clarinet Joint Commission!

    Well, this turned into an amazing project! A local performer reached out to me and said “We should work together!” He was very generous in sharing what a good reputation I have amongst some of his colleagues, so with my esteem duly stroked I said, “Sure!” Bass Clarinets rule! Turns out Calvin Falwell is a Bass Clarinet geek. Geeks are cool these days, so that is a compliment. It is also a compliment because I used to play bass clarinet myself when I was 12. You can hear a little about that story on the video below. You can imagine how excited I was when Calvin suggested I write a…

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    Life starts when the game is over

    Life starts when the game is over

    September 9, 2020

    #PsalmQuest 10 – Mirror 2 for solo harp

    October 11, 2013
    How to grow in musicianship and confidence and play with "more feeling"

    How to grow in musicianship and confidence and play with “more feeling”

    July 11, 2021
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    I’ve got 7 years left – #PsalmQuest Compositions

    Some of my compositions were recently submitted as materials for another Masters-level qualification which would permit me to teach higher education in the USA – something my experience and approach is well suited to. The application was not approved, and that hurt. When I shared the assessor’s report with my select circle, most of the reactions were along the lines of “These comments make no sense,” and “I haven’t got a clue what he’s on about.” One comment suggested how the assessor seemed to be looking for negative things to say and ended up saying the same thing about each piece that was submitted. There is no recourse to appeal the…

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    Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown's "Bagatelle for violin"

    Next Piece #7: Bagatelle for Violin

    August 16, 2013
    Stephen P Brown loves Orchestra Flash Mobs

    Flashing is popular again

    January 16, 2014
    Most Valuable Performers https://programs.concertuniversity.com/courses/cu150

    What makes a Most Valuable Performer?

    June 21, 2022
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    Fish for music, not chips

    I’m not obsessed with fish. Really! Of course it’s a favorite dish of mine – I grew up in “Fish & Chip” land (and to be perfectly honest, still have not yet found anything that comes close to it in the USA). On overnight camping trips to Hastings we’d walk the promenade, play on the beach and watch the boats land on the pebbles before unloading their stock, indulge in crazy golf or the indoor amusement center (I once won £130 in pennies!) and then head to the local chippie. You really can’t get fresher fish than that! And, at that time, it was all cod with the occasional haddock or…

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    Why the next 20 years of classical music will smash the last 20

    September 6, 2013

    I’ve got 7 years left – #PsalmQuest Compositions

    May 3, 2013
    Technical perfection or delivery of "goosebump moments" ...choosing your focus

    Technical precision or delivery of “goosebump moments”…choosing your focus

    July 18, 2021
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