Joseph DuBose, Author at Musical U

Joseph DuBose

Joseph DuBose is a professional composer living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He embarked on his musical education with piano lessons in middle school and by high school music had become his real passion. Joseph went on to study music theory and composition at Appalachian State University. He considers himself a true Romantic, in its fullest artistic and philosophical sense. He is now composing, and writing about the process on his composition blog.

Posts by Joseph DuBose

A Few Words of Encouragement

by Joseph DuBose | Apr 15, 2010 | Planning and Goals, General, Music Theory | 0 comments

Alright, we’ve covered quite a bit of ground in the last three articles and by now you might feel a little overwhelmed by the enormity of ear training. So, let’s go back over the highlights of what has been covered so far. Ear training requires a focused attention...

Getting Started: The Importance of a Warm-Up Routine

by Joseph DuBose | Mar 11, 2010 | Practice, General | 0 comments

Whatever your instrument is, you know the importance of a warm-up routine. But did you know you should warm up before ear training practice too? Try these

How to Approach Ear Training

by Joseph DuBose | Feb 26, 2010 | Ear Training, General | 0 comments

My ear training classes in college were far from perfect. The closest thing we got to helpful advice was “You just got to keep practicing it.” But I found some

Ear Training and How We Learn

by Joseph DuBose | Feb 6, 2010 | Ear Training, General | 0 comments

We never really think about how we learn. In a way it’s something we take for granted. However, it’s important to at least have a general understanding of the learning process so that you are not working against yourself, making the task harder than it needs to be....

Introducing: Joseph DuBose

by Joseph DuBose | Feb 5, 2010 | News | 0 comments

Hello! My name is Joseph DuBose and I am a composer currently living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. My musical training began when I started taking piano lessons in middle school. It was in high school, though, when music became my passion in...