CREDO
We trust composers' (all ages) musical imaginations.
• encourage & build confidence in each composer.
• challenge composers to do better than last time.
• teach resilience in the face of disappointment. (There's always disappointment.)
• have each others' backs = support each other + hold each other accountable.
• have fun as Neitzsche suggests: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
We endorse and teach music literacy in standard, jazz, graphic, improvised, and digital music practices.
• know the rules.
• look for music that finds a way to break the rules.
We dedicate ourselves and our students to the creative process, first.
• institute (verb) = originate or establish, organize
• institute (noun) = society or organization
• teach to generate, analyze, revise and capture music ideas
• insist performing and recording are part of the creative process
• offer intensive creative experiences moving to a presentation of final creative projects
We produce online and in-person experiences in English to composers around the world.
• host faculty and staff from throughout the United States
• produce online and in-person sessions that are available on our YouTube channel
• encourage & build confidence in each composer.
• challenge composers to do better than last time.
• teach resilience in the face of disappointment. (There's always disappointment.)
• have each others' backs = support each other + hold each other accountable.
• have fun as Neitzsche suggests: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
We endorse and teach music literacy in standard, jazz, graphic, improvised, and digital music practices.
• know the rules.
• look for music that finds a way to break the rules.
We dedicate ourselves and our students to the creative process, first.
• institute (verb) = originate or establish, organize
• institute (noun) = society or organization
• teach to generate, analyze, revise and capture music ideas
• insist performing and recording are part of the creative process
• offer intensive creative experiences moving to a presentation of final creative projects
We produce online and in-person experiences in English to composers around the world.
• host faculty and staff from throughout the United States
• produce online and in-person sessions that are available on our YouTube channel
Jordan Davis, faculty
Sarah Miller, faculty
Sharon Wesbrook, board
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Randall Davidson, faculty & executive director
Frank Felice, board
Pat Steege, board
Becca Baker, staff
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Mary Kate Hines, faculty & staff
Yue Lor, staff
Heidi Hong, board
Jacob Beranek, faculty
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Eric Radloff, faculty
Sarah Twedt, board
Krysta Radford, faculty
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Sharon Kaplan, faculty
Casey Palbicki, faculty
Emily Berg, board
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We depend on our faculty, administrators and board to kindle our CREDO in the imaginations and actions of all those involved with Composers Institute.
Inclusion & Empowerment
Composers Institute is intentionally forward-leaning and inclusive on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical/medical/mental ability, religious identity, familial status, economic status or musical training or genre. It is the intent of Composers Institute to support and celebrate the identities of every person involved in its programs. Any form of discrimination or harassment is antithetical to Composers Institute’s culture of inclusion and empowerment. Hiring, enrollment and personnel practices that fall short of the full embrace of this culture is not tolerated.
The administration and Board of Composers Institute continues to commit to immediate and long-term concrete action to make our community accessible, inclusive, respectful, and safe for marginalized composers, staff and stakeholders. For more information about our commitments to inclusion, contact us at composersinstitute@gmail.com.
Composers Institute is intentionally forward-leaning and inclusive on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical/medical/mental ability, religious identity, familial status, economic status or musical training or genre. It is the intent of Composers Institute to support and celebrate the identities of every person involved in its programs. Any form of discrimination or harassment is antithetical to Composers Institute’s culture of inclusion and empowerment. Hiring, enrollment and personnel practices that fall short of the full embrace of this culture is not tolerated.
The administration and Board of Composers Institute continues to commit to immediate and long-term concrete action to make our community accessible, inclusive, respectful, and safe for marginalized composers, staff and stakeholders. For more information about our commitments to inclusion, contact us at composersinstitute@gmail.com.