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 […]
Trevor Baron Music
Trevor Baron Music on Patreon.
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 […]
Trevor Baron Music & Bach To Basics Music
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 […]
Learn music theory and orchestration on Patreon!
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 […]
Composers Cleaning Closets
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 […]
Trevor Baron Music
I’m Trevor. Welcome to my website and YouTube channel, Trevor Baron Music! I’m a full-time professional private music instructor offering online classical and jazz piano and theory lessons for students of all ages through my studio Bach To Basics. I created this channel as an extra learning resource for my students interested in music theory. […]
Theory, harmony, composition and orchestration
The first blog post on this website should discuss the purpose of this blog. I’m a full-time private online music instructor teaching classical and jazz piano and theory. I thought it might be nice to have a music theory blog where my students can check up on what we discuss in lessons. We will discuss […]
Instruments in orchestral score order
If you want to write for an orchestra, having a reference sheet is helpful regarding the instruments and their order. Remembering the order of the orchestral instruments isn’t so important if you use a template from a music notation program. Still, it’s handy if you are writing the old-fashioned way with pencil and paper or […]