Measure the Music: “Let it Snow!” by Lena Horne

By Jake Padilla, with help from fellow dance enthusiast Stevie Weller       The 46th measure: Let’s light this blog up like Christmas on the Fourth of July!!   July’s fog is like the calming state of the first snow in Colorado… at night. There is so much detail and subtlety, […]

July 2, 2012  |  Read Article

Measure The Music: “Up For the Down Stroke” by Parliament Funkadelic

By Jake Padilla The syncopated rhythm figure leading into the 21st measure. Your own steady rhythm is the most comfortable. This is the steady pace and the exact stride you need to jump the ravine. You see the ravine. You check your footing. It’s perfect. Not only are you prepared, […]

June 4, 2012  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: Mozart’s String Quartet in G Minor

By Jake Padilla   The 128th measure of the 1st violin section of W. A. Mozart’s String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor, K. 516: IV. Adagio – Allegro:   The measurement of a phrase is a space.  That space is concrete.  It’s the part that can be identified by the […]

May 7, 2012  |  Read Article

Measure the Music : Antonio Lauro’s Venezuelan Waltz

By Jake Padilla           The 26th Measure of “Carora” by Antonio Lauro; performed by Paquito D’Rivera: The way it feels when I am on the edge of an upward swing — this measures the moment of commitment. It is the point at which I’ve swung at just the […]

April 2, 2012  |  Read Article