Remember “Name That Tune?” It’s had various incarnations throughout the years on daytime TV. The announcer would give some clues about the music, and then two contestants would go back and forth, stating how many notes they would need to name that tune. The contestant who thought they could name that tune in the fewest notes won, and had to name that tune.

In this specific context, I’m talking about the fewest number of words to clearly describe a composer’s music, and the fewest number of words to best describe a musician’s performance style and focus.

What are your 3 - 9 words?

Composer and performer

Conductor and composer

Pianist

Pianist and Educator

A violinist who sparkles

These really don’t tell us much.

What kind of composer are you? What does your music sound like?

What kind of pianist are you? Maybe you’re a Baroque, authentic instrument specialist. Maybe you primarily perform music by marginalized composers, whose music has been hiding in plain sight.

Maybe you merge several genres into a perfect one - like Invoke, Emi Ferguson, and Time for Three

If, when asked what you, how would you answer in 3 - 9 words?

Personalized career strategies for classical music performers and composers.

Here are a few to consider, or steal from.

Composer…writing in an audacious, piquant, and lyrical style.

Pianist with a long personal relationship with Maurice Ravel.

(Name of ensemble) Capturing the evolution and revolution of music for woodwinds.

(Name of ensemble) Performing string quartets from the past 100 years and the next 100 years.

(Composer’s name) Merging 17th century church music traditions with American minimalism.

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“Your mileage may vary” above, but these 8 - 9 words give a clearer idea of what these artists do, and a “picture” of their “sound.” At the very least, they inspire questions and curiosity.

* What does an audacious, piquant, and lyrical composing style sound like?

Click on their audio samples and find out.

* “…Personal relationship with Maurice Ravel?”

Read the provided two sentence elaboration. Then, watch the video samples that further reveal that personal relationship.

Personalized career strategies for classical music performers and composers. Those are my nine words…I’ve got additional words, when asked, or as needed, right here: allartispersonal.com

What are your 3 - 9 words? I’m interested in hearing them. davidmsrebnik@gmail.com

These performers only needed five words

Frank Sinatra - https://bit.ly/4oTZ2Fo

Sammy Davis Jr. - https://bit.ly/45MTDa6

I can name that composer in five notes. I can name that performer in five notes.

In this specific context, I’m talking about the fewest number of words to clearly describe a composer’s music, and the fewest number of words to best describe a musician’s performance style and focus.

What are your 3 - 9 words?

Composer and performer

Conductor and composer

Pianist

Pianist and Educator

A violinist who sparkles

These really don’t tell us much.

What kind of composer are you? What does your music sound like?

What kind of pianist are you? Maybe you’re a Baroque, authentic instrument specialist. Maybe you primarily perform music by marginalized composers, whose music has been hiding in plain sight.

Maybe you merge several genres into a perfect one - like Invoke, Emi Ferguson, and Time for Three

If, when asked what you, how would you answer in 3 - 9 words?

Personalized career strategies for classical music performers and composers.

Here are a few to consider, or steal from.

Composer…writing in an audacious, piquant, and lyrical style.

Pianist with a long personal relationship with Maurice Ravel.

(Name of ensemble) Capturing the evolution and revolution of music for woodwinds.

(Name of ensemble) Performing string quartets from the past 100 years and the next 100 years.

(Composer’s name) Merging 17th century church music traditions with American minimalism.

“Your mileage may vary” above, but these 8 - 9 words give a clearer idea of what these artists do, and a “picture” of their “sound.” At the very least, they inspire questions and curiosity.

* What does an audacious, piquant, and lyrical composing style sound like?

Click on their audio samples and find out.

* “…Personal relationship with Maurice Ravel?”

Read the provided two sentence elaboration. Then, watch the video samples that further reveal that personal relationship.

Personalized career strategies for classical music performers and composers. Those are my nine words…I’ve got additional words, when asked, or as needed, right here: allartispersonal.com

What are your 3 - 9 words? I’m interested in hearing them. davidmsrebnik@gmail.com