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16: <A NAME="background"></A>
17: <H2>Musical Background</H2>
18: <P>I began playing the piano by ear at the age of three, and began lessons with Jessica Woodul
19: from the ages of five until approximately the age of fourteen. Ms. Woodul, my first and favorite
20: teacher, felt at this time that I had progressed to the limits of her teaching abilities, and
21: referred me to further lessons with Dr. William Leland at New Mexico State University.</P>
22: <P>Dr. Leland was a very capable teacher and profoundly talented pianist, but there was some
23: degree of personal incompatibility between us, most of which derived from my own lack of drive.</P>
24: <P>In 1996, I began lessons with Dr. Stefan Bardas, who had himself studied under such prestigious pianists
25: as Artur Schnabel. Dr. Bardas was a talented and challenging teacher, especially when it came
26: to his deep knowledge of Beethoven, whose 32 piano sonatas he was widely known for performing in
27: their entirety in a seven-concert cycle.</P>
28: <P>An interesting bit of trivia surrounding Dr. Stefan Bardas is that through him, I can trace
29: my musical lineage back to Ludwig van Beethoven:
30: <UL>
31: <LI>Stefan Bardas taught me</LI>
32: <LI>Artur Schnabel taught Stefan Bardas</LI>
33: <LI>Theodor Leschetizky taught Artur Schnabel</LI>
34: <LI>Carl Czerny taught Theodor Leschetizky</LI>
35: <LI>Ludwig van Beethoven taught Carl Czerny</LI>
36: </UL>
37: </P>
38: <P>I also provided piano accompaniment at University Presbyterian Church and First Evangelical
39: Free Church in Las Cruces, NM for a number of years, as well as providing incidental music for
40: real estate showcases, and playing full junior and senior recitals. My junior recital, at the
41: Thomas Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces, NM, was standing room only, having attendance
42: in excess of the building's rated capacity, and featured advanced works from Mozart, Scriabin,
43: Chopin, Bach, and others.</P>
44: <P>I had an opportunity to study abroad with Alfred Brendel, but rejected it, as the concert
45: piano circuit was never my own professional or personal interest.</P>
46: <P>Music remains an enjoyable avocation for me, and I also play guitar, flute, clarinet, and
47: drums, as well as retaining an interest in multitrack recording. Most recently, I provided
48: piano accompaniment for a circus event at College Heights Kindergarten in Las Cruces, NM,
49: which involved the re-scoring of 15-plus musical arrangements.</P>
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52: <TD ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="images/woodul.jpg"></TD>
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54: <TD ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="images/bardas.jpg"></TD>
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56: <TR>
57: <TD ALIGN=CENTER>Jessica Woodul Treon</TD>
58: <TD ALIGN=CENTER>Dr. William Leland</TD>
59: <TD ALIGN=CENTER>Dr. Stefan Bardas</TD>
60: </TR>
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64: <A NAME="compositions"></A>
65: <H2>My Compositions</H2>
66: <P>These are compositions I have created from early childhood to the present. They are presented here in several formats.</P>
67: <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=3>
68: <TR>
69: <TH>Title</TH>
70: <TH>Op.</TH>
71: <TH>Year</TH>
72: <TH>PDF</TH>
73: <TH>Ogg Vorbis</TH>
74: <TH>MP3<SUP><A HREF="#mp3note">*</A></SUP></TH>
75: <TH>MIDI</TH>
76: </TR>
77: <TR>
78: <TD>The Andro Singer</TD>
79: <TD>-</TD>
80: <TD>1986</TD>
81: <TD><A HREF="The_Andro_Singer.pdf">View</A></TD>
82: <TD><A HREF="The_Andro_Singer.ogg">View</A></TD>
83: <TD><A HREF="The_Andro_Singer.mp3">View</A></TD>
84: <TD><A HREF="The_Andro_Singer.mid">View</A></TD>
85: </TR>
86: <TR>
87: <TD>Hada Luna</TD>
88: <TD>-</TD>
89: <TD>1987</TD>
90: <TD>-</TD>
91: <TD>-</TD>
92: <TD>-</TD>
93: <TD>-</TD>
94: </TR>
95: <TR>
96: <TD>Alligator Munch-Lunch<SUP><A HREF="#note1">1</A></SUP></TD>
97: <TD>-</TD>
98: <TD>1988</TD>
99: <TD><A HREF="Alligator_Munch_Lunch.pdf">View</A></TD>
100: <TD><A HREF="Alligator_Munch_Lunch.ogg">View</A></TD>
101: <TD><A HREF="Alligator_Munch_Lunch.mp3">View</A></TD>
102: <TD>-</TD>
103: </TR>
104: <TR>
105: <TD>Presentation to the King of Gogubozxk</TD>
106: <TD>-</TD>
107: <TD>1989</TD>
108: <TD><A HREF="Presentation_to_the_King_of_Gogubozxk.pdf">View</A></TD>
109: <TD><A HREF="Presentation_to_the_King_of_Gogubozxk.ogg">View</A></TD>
110: <TD><A HREF="Presentation_to_the_King_of_Gogubozxk.mp3">View</A></TD>
111: <TD><A HREF="Presentation_to_the_King_of_Gogubozxk.mid">View</A></TD>
112: </TR>
113: <TR>
114: <TD>Conci Feddia</TD>
115: <TD>-</TD>
116: <TD>1989</TD>
117: <TD>-</TD>
118: <TD>-</TD>
119: <TD>-</TD>
120: <TD>-</TD>
121: </TR>
122: <TR>
123: <TD>March<SUP><A HREF="#note2">2</A></SUP></TD>
124: <TD>1</TD>
125: <TD>1991</TD>
126: <TD><A HREF="March.pdf">View</A></TD>
127: <TD><A HREF="March.ogg">View</A></TD>
128: <TD><A HREF="March.mp3">View</A></TD>
129: <TD>-</TD>
130: </TR>
131: <TR>
132: <TD>Siamo Amici<SUP><A HREF="#note3">3</A></SUP></TD>
133: <TD>2</TD>
134: <TD>2002</TD>
135: <TD><A HREF="Siamo_Amici.pdf">View</A></TD>
136: <TD><A HREF="Siamo-Amici.ogg">View</A></TD>
137: <TD><A HREF="Siamo-Amici.mp3">View</A></TD>
138: <TD><A HREF="Siamo_Amici.mid">View</A></TD>
139: </TR>
140: <TR>
141: <TD>Waltz No. 1 in D-minor</TD>
142: <TD>3</TD>
143: <TD>2003</TD>
144: <TD><A HREF="Waltz.pdf">View</A></TD>
145: <TD><A HREF="Waltz.ogg">View</A></TD>
146: <TD><A HREF="Waltz.mp3">View</A></TD>
147: <TD>-</TD>
148: </TR>
149: <TR>
150: <TD>Sonatina No. 1 in C-major (Child's Morning)</TD>
151: <TD>4</TD>
152: <TD>2013</TD>
153: <TD><A HREF="Sonatina%20(Child's%20Morning).pdf">View</A></TD>
154: <TD><A HREF="Sonatina%20(Child's%20Morning).ogg">View</A></TD>
155: <TD><A HREF="Sonatina%20(Child's%20Morning).mp3">View</A></TD>
156: <TD>-</TD>
157: </TR>
158: <TR>
159: <TD>Minuet No. 1 (Miri's Minuet)</TD>
160: <TD>5</TD>
161: <TD>2013</TD>
162: <TD><A HREF="Miri's_Minuet.pdf">View</A></TD>
163: <TD><A HREF="Miri's_Minuet.ogg">View</A></TD>
164: <TD><A HREF="Miri's_Minuet.mp3">View</A></TD>
165: <TD>-</TD>
166: </TR>
167: </TABLE>
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170: <A NAME="pop"></A>
171: <H2>Popular Tunes</H2>
172: <P>These are pop tunes I've created.</P>
173: <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=3>
174: <TR>
175: <TH>Title</TH>
176: <TH>Year</TH>
177: <TH>PDF</TH>
178: <TH>Ogg Vorbis</TH>
179: <TH>MP3</TH>
180: <TH>MIDI</TH>
181: </TR>
182: <TR>
183: <TD>Aet p0bi</TD>
184: <TD>2006</TD>
185: <TD>-</TD>
186: <TD><A HREF="aet-p0bi.ogg">View</A></TD>
187: <TD><A HREF="aet-p0bi.mp3">View</A></TD>
188: <TD>-</TD>
189: </TR>
190: <TR>
191: <TD>Bury You Alive</TD>
192: <TD>2007</TD>
193: <TD>-</TD>
194: <TD><A HREF="buryalive.ogg">View</A></TD>
195: <TD><A HREF="buryalive.mp3">View</A></TD>
196: <TD>-</TD>
197: </TR>
198: <TR>
199: <TD>Cathedral</TD>
200: <TD>2002</TD>
201: <TD>-</TD>
202: <TD><A HREF="cathedral.ogg">View</A></TD>
203: <TD><A HREF="cathedral.mp3">View</A></TD>
204: <TD>-</TD>
205: </TR>
206: <TR>
207: <TD>Dance</TD>
208: <TD>2002</TD>
209: <TD>-</TD>
210: <TD><A HREF="dance.ogg">View</A></TD>
211: <TD><A HREF="dance.mp3">View</A></TD>
212: <TD>-</TD>
213: </TR>
214: <TR>
215: <TD>Drive Down</TD>
216: <TD>?</TD>
217: <TD>-</TD>
218: <TD><A HREF="drive_down.ogg">View</A></TD>
219: <TD><A HREF="drive_down.mp3">View</A></TD>
220: <TD>-</TD>
221: </TR>
222: <TR>
223: <TD>Fruitless</TD>
224: <TD>2003</TD>
225: <TD>-</TD>
226: <TD><A HREF="fruitless.ogg">View</A></TD>
227: <TD><A HREF="fruitless.mp3">View</A></TD>
228: <TD>-</TD>
229: </TR>
230: <TR>
231: <TD>Hereditary Influence</TD>
232: <TD>2007</TD>
233: <TD>-</TD>
234: <TD><A HREF="hereditary_influence.ogg">View</A></TD>
235: <TD><A HREF="hereditary_influence.mp3">View</A></TD>
236: <TD>-</TD>
237: </TR>
238: <TR>
239: <TD>His Act of Love</TD>
240: <TD>2001</TD>
241: <TD>-</TD>
242: <TD><A HREF="his_act_of_love.ogg">View</A></TD>
243: <TD><A HREF="his_act_of_love.mp3">View</A></TD>
244: <TD>-</TD>
245: </TR>
246: <TR>
247: <TD>In That Place Again</TD>
248: <TD>2000</TD>
249: <TD>-</TD>
250: <TD><A HREF="in_that_place_again.ogg">View</A></TD>
251: <TD><A HREF="in_that_place_again.mp3">View</A></TD>
252: <TD>-</TD>
253: </TR>
254: <TR>
255: <TD>Into The Sky</TD>
256: <TD>2002</TD>
257: <TD>-</TD>
258: <TD><A HREF="into_the_sky.ogg">View</A></TD>
259: <TD><A HREF="into_the_sky.mp3">View</A></TD>
260: <TD>-</TD>
261: </TR>
262: <TR>
263: <TD>On My Knees</TD>
264: <TD>2003</TD>
265: <TD>-</TD>
266: <TD><A HREF="on_my_knees.ogg">View</A></TD>
267: <TD><A HREF="on_my_knees.mp3">View</A></TD>
268: <TD>-</TD>
269: </TR>
270: <TR>
271: <TD>Rock and Roll, Jalapeno (The Chorizo Song)</TD>
272: <TD>2002</TD>
273: <TD>-</TD>
274: <TD><A HREF="chorizo_song.ogg">View</A></TD>
275: <TD><A HREF="chorizo_song.mp3">View</A></TD>
276: <TD>-</TD>
277: </TR>
278: <TR>
279: <TD>Love Reminds Me</TD>
280: <TD>2009</TD>
281: <TD>-</TD>
282: <TD>-</TD>
283: <TD><A HREF="love_reminds_me.mp3">View</A></TD>
284: <TD>-</TD>
285: </TR>
286: <TR>
287: <TD>The 16th Bit</TD>
288: <TD>2017</TD>
289: <TD>-</TD>
290: <TD><A HREF="the_16th_bit.ogg">View</A></TD>
291: <TD><A HREF="the_16th_bit.mp3">View</A></TD>
292: <TD>-</TD>
293: </TR>
294: <TR>
295: <TD>The Faith That Died</TD>
296: <TD>2001</TD>
297: <TD>-</TD>
298: <TD><A HREF="the_faith_that_died.ogg">View</A></TD>
299: <TD><A HREF="the_faith_that_died.mp3">View</A></TD>
300: <TD>-</TD>
301: </TR>
302: <TR>
303: <TD>The Idol's Prayer</TD>
304: <TD>2002</TD>
305: <TD>-</TD>
306: <TD><A HREF="the_idols_prayer.ogg">View</A></TD>
307: <TD><A HREF="the_idols_prayer.mp3">View</A></TD>
308: <TD>-</TD>
309: </TR>
310: <TR>
311: <TR>
312: <TD>I've Got A Little Purple Folder</TD>
313: <TD>2017</TD>
314: <TD><A HREF="I've_Got_A_Little_Purple_Folder.pdf">View</A></TD>
315: <TD><A HREF="I've_Got_A_Little_Purple_Folder.ogg">View</A></TD>
316: <TD><A HREF="I've_Got_A_Little_Purple_Folder.mp3">View</A></TD>
317: <TD><A HREF="I've_Got_A_Little_Purple_Folder.mid">View</A></TD>
318: </TR>
319: <TR>
320: <TD>Gold-Plated Orange Ego</TD>
321: <TD>-</TD>
322: <TD>-</TD>
323: <TD><A HREF="gold_plated_orange_ego_final.ogg">View</A></TD>
324: <TD><A HREF="gold_plated_orange_ego_final.mp3">View</A></TD>
325: <TD>-</TD>
326: </TR>
327: </TABLE>
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330: <A NAME="covers"></A>
331: <H2>Covers</H2>
332: <P>These are pieces of music that I've covered and recorded.</P>
333: <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=3>
334: <TR>
335: <TH>Title</TH>
336: <TH>Original Artist</TH>
337: <TH>Recordings</TH>
338: </TR>
339: <TR>
340: <TD>Stars Fell on Alabama</TD>
341: <TD>Frank Sutherland Perkins II (my great great uncle) and Mitchell Parish</TD>
342: <TD>
343: <A HREF="stars_fell_on_alabama.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
344: <A HREF="stars_fell_on_alabama.mp3">Open MP3</A>
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347: <TR>
348: <TD>What Ever Shall We Do, O Lord?</TD>
349: <TD>Stella Gibbons</TD>
350: <TD>
351: <A HREF="What_Ever_Shall_We_Do,_O_Lord.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
352: <A HREF="What_Ever_Shall_We_Do,_O_Lord.mp3">Open MP3</A><BR>
353: <A HREF="What_Ever_Shall_We_Do,_O_Lord.pdf">Open Sheet Music (PDF)</A>
354: </TD>
355: </TR>
356: <TR>
357: <TD>Beginning (from <EM>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</EM>)</TD>
358: <TD>Konami Kukeiha Club</TD>
359: <TD>
360: <A HREF="Castlevania-3-Beginning-Revised-Version.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
361: <A HREF="Castlevania-3-Beginning-Revised-Version.mp3">Open MP3</A></TD>
362: </TD>
363: </TR>
364: <TR>
365: <TD>Sonata</TD>
366: <TD>Domenico Scarlatti</TD>
367: <TD>
368: <A HREF="scarlatti_sonata.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
369: <A HREF="scarlatti_sonata.mp3">Open MP3</A>
370: </TD>
371: </TR>
372: <TR>
373: <TD>Love Story (New Piano Part)</TD>
374: <TD>Taylor Swift</TD>
375: <TD>
376: <A HREF="love_story_piano.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
377: <A HREF="love_story_piano.mp3">Open MP3</A>
378: </TD>
379: </TR>
380: <TR>
381: <TD>Wind's Nocturne (The Boat Song from <EM>Lunar: A Silver Star Story</EM>)</TD>
382: <TD>Noriyuki Iwadare</TD>
383: <TD>
384: <A HREF="winds_nocturne.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
385: <A HREF="winds_nocturne.mp3">Open MP3</A>
386: </TD>
387: </TR>
388: <TR>
389: <TD>Repent</TD>
390: <TD>Jonathan Ian Whalen</TD>
391: <TD>
392: <A HREF="repent.ogg">Open Ogg Vorbis</A><BR>
393: <A HREF="repent.mp3">Open MP3</A>
394: <P><EM>This cover was created with Joel Martinez in 2001. Joel contributed the guitars,
395: bass, half of the lyrical reconceptualization, and a great many of the production
396: concepts, and narrated the spoken part at the beginning.</EM></P>
397: <P><EM>The inspiration for the overall feel of the production came from the song "One",
398: as performed by Rebecca St. James on the album "Transform".</EM></P>
399: </TD>
400: </TR>
401: </TABLE>
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405: <A NAME="mp3note"></A>
406: <P><FONT SIZE=1><SUP>*</SUP>If possible, please refrain from using MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) files. The MP3 format is encumbered by fascist software patents, and owned by Fraunhofer IIS, a known patent troll. The Ogg Vorbis format provides better quality, better compression characteristics, and is a free (as in speech) format.</FONT></P>
407: <A NAME="note1"></A>
408: <P><FONT SIZE=1><SUP>1</SUP><EM>Alligator Munch-Lunch</EM> was inspired by the <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REy9ZMY7LGY">Alligator In My Room</A> sketch from Sesame Street, and won second place in the elementary division for the 1988 New Mexico Music Teacher's Association Composition Contest.</FONT></P>
409: <A NAME="note2"></A>
410: <P><FONT SIZE=1><SUP>2</SUP><EM>March</EM> was used in the WERC/TV Earth production of <EM>Captain Polymer and the Colloid Caper</EM>, a student-led animated environmental cartoon and documentary produced on Commodore Amiga computers running NewTek Video Toaster and Deluxe Paint IV in the summer of 1992, under the direction of Barbara Powell, Darrell Leland, and David King. Six area students--myself included--were selected to participate.</FONT></P>
411: <A NAME="note3"></A>
412: <P><FONT SIZE=1><SUP>3</SUP><EM>Siamo Amici</EM> is an aria for <EM>Paola e Rudolfo</EM>, an aborted opera project I was working on. The librettist was a certain Stefanie Castellano, a music major. It is roughly an exchange in which the antagonist is making fun of the protagonist's exceptionally large forehead. Long and short, they make up and decide to become friends. The middle section (beginning with <EM>caro Rudolfo, non potete videre...</EM>), was intended for an alto. Having none available, I had to sing it myself. My voice is terrible, I know.</FONT></P>
413: </TD>
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416: <HR>
417: <EM>Revision History</EM>
418: <PRE>
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458: Add covers
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479: Add Siamo Amici score and MIDI file
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482: Add Presentation to the King of Gogubozxk links
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