About Me

Welcome! My name is Martin Connor, a music composition major of Duke University. This blog is where I feature many different aspects of my diverse musical interests. Here, you will find many things: academic analysis of rap using the concepts of music theory, rap transcriptions (sheet music) of popular rap songs, my own writings on music and the craft of composition, recordings of my own musical works, and still more, such as interesting playlists I've created. Communally, they all reflect what I am currently working on in my career at this point. I am available as a composer by commission, having recently been commissioned by a choral group in Tennessee, as well as St. Joe's Prep in Philadelphia, PA. Also, I work as a freelance blogpost writer, having recently been featured on the Warbeats website and the Malignant Brain Humor podcast, as well as a transcriber, copyist, and arranger, having recently contributed to a rap performance class taught at the Music Institute of Los Angeles.

I started this blog as a way to connect with family and friends through music by showing them what exactly it is that I do as someone who works in music academically. It’s hard sometimes to discuss composition because it's such an individual endeavor, and few people have experience with it or can discuss it articulately. I started this blog because I want you to experience and share in what I feel so passionately about, what I love: music. It is my hope that the articles and videos I post here will make you want to ask questions of "why?" and "how?" So if you have ANY questions, comments, ideas, etc., don't hesitate to get in touch with me, which you can do in many different ways:

E-mail: martinedwardconnor@gmail.com
Twitter: @ComposersCorner

Thanks for reading!

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