Film composer, musician, producer. https://davewirthmusic.start.pagehttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mttw6kwj5k2dI can't help but wonder if ideas don't come to us as easily as they once did. This article goes into some depth on how to open up our minds to receive the big ones: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/how-to-catch-the-really-big-ideas24 Aug 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttw6kwj5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mtmeo5lcuj2uThe next big idea is waiting for you, just around the corner. Here's how to welcome that motherfucker into your life: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/how-to-catch-the-really-big-ideas #ideas #creativity #create #creation21 Aug 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmeo5lcuj2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mtesuvaxuh2aIf you've ever been stuck for an idea, there's a (very intense) way to jiggle it loose from your brain: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/how-to-catch-the-really-big-ideas #ideas #creativity #art #music #creating #intense18 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtesuvaxuh2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mtc6yponvs2q@lofiglow.bsky.social Love your station!!17 Aug 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc6yponvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mtbym4beac2qAre you waiting for the next BIG idea to hit you, and it's just not coming? This blog post will help you out: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/how-to-catch-the-really-big-ideas #creativity #art #diy #ideas #inspiration17 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbym4beac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3ms7bapdfca2uMy guitar office hours are tonight from 7-8 PM, CST. Come get the answers you need, or just come and hang out and talk guitar: https://meet.proton.me/join/id-Q0TTR7YKHW#pwd-0MjT8WsxlDvA #guitar #guitarlessons #learnguitar03 Aug 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7bapdfca2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mrzklcdgbw2vHave questions about how to learn guitar? Need help on a sticking point? Come get the answers your need at my guitar office hours. Every Monday evening, 7pm-8pm CST: https://meet.proton.me/join/id-Q0TTR7YKHW#pwd-0MjT8WsxlDvA01 Aug 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzklcdgbw2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mrnejhtpoc2sI'm pretty sure I don't know a single person who craves celery27 Jul 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnejhtpoc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mq2vhw6h7l26Are you tired of your smartphone yet? Are you handcuffed to it, without a choice? This blog post is for you: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/the-allegory-of-the-cave-and-the-irresistible-symbols-of-the-digital-avalanche07 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2vhw6h7l26https://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mo6dq5x6kj22Slocore, Experimental Jazz and Post Rock, and Ballet: New music from Grande Valley Auction Incident and The Double Headed Seagulls, and continued craziness from the unboxing of The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/news/new-single-from-the-double-headed-seagulls-new-album-from-grande-valley-auction-incident-and-more-stravinsky13 Jun 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6dq5x6kj22https://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mnstwn2vsk2hTwo compositional elements become illuminated in The Rite of Spring, rehearsal number 56: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-56 #orchestra #stravinsky08 Jun 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnstwn2vsk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mnpfqfvghq23When in doubt, repeat something mercilessly: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-54-5507 Jun 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpfqfvghq23https://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mnmqht2lxo23As ballsy as a soli as I've ever heard... this part is kinda like the heavy metal band that thought it a good idea to set up a gong on the drum riser (I thinks its a great idea!): https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-53 #orchestra #stravinsky06 Jun 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmqht2lxo23https://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mnbao6e5wz22This part of the Rite of Spring is pure dreadful brutality. One of my favorite parts of the piece: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-4eczc-zxd2h #orchestra #orchestration #stravinsky #TheRiteOfSpring01 Jun 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbao6e5wz22https://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mn5shy2ut52jAs close as a fanfare as Stravinsky is gonna get: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-46-47 #orchestra #orchestration #stravinsky31 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5shy2ut52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mn357bofcp2aI think I'm starting to get the hang of Stravinsky. He's like Ravel, but instead of being focused on tone color, he was focused on doing new and crazier orchestrations every few seconds. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-44-45 #orchestra #stravinsky #TheRiteOfSpring30 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn357bofcp2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mmpnfqce7r2eMy mind is blown all apart by the extreme polytonality in rehearsal number 42 of The Rite of Spring: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-number-42 #stravinsky #orchestra #polytonality25 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpnfqce7r2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mmm77m72hs26Polytonality? It's blowing my mind... https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-40-41 #orchestra #orchestration #musictheory #stravinsky #TheRiteOfSpring24 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmm77m72hs26https://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mmjjwtbynn2pWhen writing loud orchestral music, it seems you write details in to amuse yourself, far more than intending them to be heard: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-37-39 #stravinsky #orchestra #orchestration #theRiteOfSpring23 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjjwtbynn2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mm66emrbcu2gStravinsky creates a wall of sound in these sections. It's ridiculous. It settled an argument I've had in my mind for years why the piccolo is used in marches... it can be heard. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-32-36 #orchestra #orchestration #stravinsky #theriteofspring #piccolo #flute19 May 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm66emrbcu2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mm2lx3pbki2eHow on earth does one do a backwards pizzicato on violin??? https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-30-31 #orchestra #violin #stravinsky #theriteofspring17 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2lx3pbki2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mlxwofxpr22bWhatever drugs Stravinsky was on, do share a bit. This is insane in a great way: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-number-43 #stravinsky #TheRiteOfSpring #orchestra #orchestration #musictheory16 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxwofxpr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mlmguu3nlm2zI really appreciate how Stravinsky makes these beds of polytonal sound only to mix them with other tonalities. His use of C Mixolydian here? Epic. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-23-2711 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmguu3nlm2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mljbe367yj2gWhen you trust your ears waaaaaaaay more than the music theory (and make better music as a result): https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-28-29 #musictheory #stravinsky #theriteofspring #orchestra10 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljbe367yj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mliyonty2w2pI really appreciate how Stravinsky makes these beds of polytonal sound only to mix them with other tonalities. His use of C Mixolydian here? Epic. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-23-2710 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliyonty2w2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mlgdfwxkuq2bI love how Stravinsky uses trills to make super unsettling sustained tones, and I also learned a trick with a trumpet in C: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-19-2209 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgdfwxkuq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3ml2tmfvmj62bI've got a theory about how to think about The Rite of Spring: I think that the age-old orchestral design of the homophonic texture is baked into the entire piece. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-161804 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2tmfvmj62bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkxfg77tql2pThe Rite of Spring #13 to #15: Polychordal movements, flickering dissonances, and what I'd call the most punk-rock chord in all of classical music. https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-13-1503 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxfg77tql2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkuq5iy74n2kHow any conductor actually conducts this section of the Rite of Spring is fucking beyond me: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-9-1202 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuq5iy74n2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davewirthmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkjadxuxe72bStravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehersal #7-8: Interesting polyphony, and super unsettling rhythm achieved using remarkably few traditional rhythm ingredients for the orchestra: https://www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-rehearsal-numbers-7-827 Apr 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:ancak6yyhatpvld2b265cogu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjadxuxe72b