Welcome to the CMP Blog

Twice a month, I will publish a new blog post covering the following topics:

🎶Sneak peeks into the life of a traveling musician

🎶Inspiration for my latest arrangement for winds

🎶Celebrations of a wide variety of cultures

🎶Sharing more background information about Craig Music Publishers and how we got started

🎶Challenges arrangers face

Plus many other topics, and of course, more anecdotes, memories, and passions for music. See you in my next blog post!

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Blog Post 24: Three American Marches

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you are having a great July so far, and Happy Independence Day! This week, I will discuss the inspiration behind one of CMP’s latest arrangements: Three American Marches, for clarinet quintet.

To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

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Blog Post 23: Happy Birthday, America!

Welcome to the CMP Blog Posts! This week we are getting a head start on celebrating America. This blog post will:

🎉Review: The history of our national anthem

🎉Reflect: What the anthem means to me as a veteran

🎉Revere: Celebrating 250 years of America through music

To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

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Blog Post 22: Traveling Musician’s Essentials

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you had a great week. In this blog post, I will discuss the life of a touring musician, ways to plan ahead for any travel-related mishaps, how to make the most of your time on the road, and my essential travel items for making your tour memorable and not disastrous.

Also, if you sign up for my email newsletter, I will send you a traveler’s checklist that comes in handy every time you pack for a trip. To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

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Blog Post 11: Can Travel Make You a Better Musician?

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a great week. In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing how travel makes you smarter. Thanks to the travels during my 24-year Air Force Band career, visiting 30 countries and 47 states, I have had many amazing experiences, which have made me a better musician. But how? Read my latest blog post now to find out.

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