Bradley S. Hartman

With the first month of the school year and doctoral work complete, I thought it would be a great opportunity to take a moment to reflect...

The fall semester is in full swing! 2 courses towards my doctorate, full-time teaching, coaching travel soccer, and working out three...

As luck would have it, just as I was ready to sit down and get back into composing, the news about Finale broke. Since then, I have tried...

I have to admit, I haven’t been as productive with my composing as I hoped I would be this summer. Granted, my summer has been full of...

The annual Back to School Sale is underway! Savings on EVERYTHING through my website- digital downloads, printed sheet music, and even...

Now that the summer concert season is over and I’ve had a bit of “down time” to recharge, it’s time to tidy up the office and start...

So far, this month has been very “brand” oriented with little to no time for composing. Last week, I released a huge update to my...

Another great week of “I get to”s coming up! Tonight, I travel out to the Huntington Community Band’s rehearsal to work on Pacem....

After 130 posts on this blog, I’ve decided to change the frequency of posting from daily to weekly. This change will allow me to spend...

I’m still on a “high” from yesterday’s session on composing and arranging for concert band. Today, concludes the penultimate week of...

I just returned home after an amazing morning at the Aaron Copland School of Music on the campus of Queens College. I had such a...

Following last night’s wonderful performance with the Smithtown Community Band, I’m spending the majority of today preparing packets and...

Last night, I spoke with several music educators to get their insights about my upcoming presentation. I am so grateful for their...

Today, I’m continuing to work on my presentation about composing for concert band as a music educator. In sharing it with some of my...

I’m working on a presentation for an upcoming engagement with students pursuing a Master’s Degree. The nature of my presentation is...

Today, I’ll be spending some time at gym to keep my goal of 3 workouts per week going. I’ll also be spending some time in the office...

Yesterday was a day of no music making- and to be quite honest, it wasn’t all that bad. We discussed switching the boys bedrooms,...

I cannot wait to sit at the computer and compose again. It’s been too long and quite honestly, it hasn’t been on the top of my priority...

The Epidemic of Mediocrity I’m not exactly sure when this began, but there is a strong feeling of mediocrity in the world- and in music. ...

When I’m in the car driving, I typically listen to anything but music. It cleanses my ears and breaks up all of the music I am fortunate...