Composer's Notebook
Shane ValleNewsletter sharing insights into all things composing—sketches, analysis, orchestration, inspiration, process
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Hello 2026 NASA attendees (and other lovers of the saxophone)
Timashev Recital Hall at OSU
I am a saxophonist and so are many of my readers (you!). Over the next several days, some of you will find yourselves in Columbus, OH at The Ohio State University participating in the North American Saxophone A...
Subterranean musical influences
My earliest musical exposure was a full immersion in gospel music, sitting in front of a 10ish-piece choir made up of my parents and our family friends, none of whom were trained choristers but who sang with enough fire, joy, and clapping o...
The way of things
Pets can teach many lessons: how to be patient, how to love, how to trust, how to show up every day. They can open doorways to an otherwise-unexpressed goofiness and creativity. They teach us how to extend empathy and person-ness to a being...
A musical reintroduction
With the new year and an influx of netizens to Substack, I want to re/introduce myself and give you all an update of who I am and what I’m trying to do with my music. Take this as a 2.5-minute encouragement to dig down to your own bedrock o...
My 2025 musical highlights
Among year-end traditions, reflecting gratefully on how you’ve been fortunate is one of the worthiest.
2025 has been one of the most rewarding musical years of my life, in large part due to the generosity and collaborations of this newslet...
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