Music theory, harmony, composition, and orchestration blog,

It’s September 2023, and I had a little less than two months to start work on my YouTube channel for Trevor Baron Music. This summer, I had albums to release, and textbooks to publish. I spent so much time teaching during the summer that I never had enough time to work on the videos as […]

When a student studies orchestration, it’s almost standard that the instructor starts with the string section. It is essential and helps the student understand scoring in greater detail. In most cases, students will never have their music played by an orchestra, so should they still score their composition? How often, as home orchestrators composing in […]

I’m starting my Patreon page incorrectly, but if you’ve visited my website, you probably know that by now. With the 2023 academic year nearly ending, I’m ready to try something new. Since the pandemic, I’ve switched my studio exclusively to teaching music privately online through Skype and |Zoom. Having taught for over 25 years, three […]

What’s up with Trevor Baron Music and Bach To Basics? Bach To Basics music is my private teaching studio offering private online piano and theory lessons through Skype or Zoom to students of all ages. Students have a private lesson with me, one-to-one, where we can learn in a very customized way, focusing on the […]

I’ve posted a few times promoting my Patreon page, which I continue to update. I can’t help it; I’m excited to work on it. I’m not someone who is looking at Patreon as a primary business model; I love teaching music. Patreon is another educational tool to help those pursuing their musical interests. Watch me […]

Cleaning the closet is a little like what it felt like when you open the closet doors knowing there are things inside that must be dealt with. When I was dating my wife over 25 years ago and studying jazz in college, I composed a piece of music which was going to be for an […]

I’ve always admired people with a process who can craft a workflow for themselves. These people on videos say, “when I start a project, the first thing I do is…”. My process when composing is not that organized. That’s not to say, with every project; I’m running around like my trousers are on fire. I […]

When I think of a music template, I often think of an orchestral template in DAW with tracks ready for recording or a scoring template in a music notation program with the staves prepared for writing notes. I never thought of a template as something used for structuring a written composition. As silly as it […]