Count Basie Practically Adopted Me At 13.

It Has Been Proven Time And Time Again In Countless Studies That Students Who Actively Participate In Arts Education Are Twice As Likely To Read For Pleasure, Have Strengthened Problem-solving And Critical Thinking Skills, Are Four Times More Likely To Be Recognized For Academic Achievement, Four Times More Likely To Participate In A Math And Science Fair.

You Can Study Orchestration, You Can Study Harmony And Theory And Everything Else, But Melodies Come Straight From God.

I Got A Scholarship To Seattle University And I Was Writing Arrangements For Singers And Everybody. But The Music Course Was Too Dry And I Really Wanted To Get Away From Home.

My Grandmother Had This High-tech Security System - A Rusty Nail She Used To Lock The Door.

I Learned Real Early Why God Gave Us Two Ears And One Mouth, Because You're Supposed To Listen Twice As Much As You Talk.