Music is everywhere!  It’s cool, only humans can create it (and maybe some smart animals), we compose music, learn to play an instrument and really listen to music.  It’s pretty incredible that fingers can create such beautiful melodies that move us to dance, feel deep emotions and even shop!  Powerful stuff!  It’s in the grocery […]

<a href=”http://”> One from the archives! Your teacher, Laura Cook. Excerpt from Senior Recital.

We cried when we heard the news.  Yes, tears of joy!  Six year old piano student Rosanna Foss is going to Carnegie Hall in November! She said “it’s my dream to go to Carnegie Hall!” I think she will continue to have that dream, and many more. Wow, students and parents are crazy for music […]

http://www.siff.net/cinema/sound-of-silents — with Del Engen and 4 others. The Sound of Silents with a Side of Schtick | SIFF www.siff.net Travel back to a bygone era when cinema and vaudeville shared the bill for a brief moment in history!   Am honored to be chosen as one of the composers for ‘The Wonderful Living Fan’ […]

Hi Everyone – A great book, if you don’t have it is: The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine –   Had a great meeting with Scott today – still planning out scheduling and syllabus details.  It looks like we’ll be creating two different groups, those who have already arranged and those who want to […]

After completing a silent movie score, a couple of vocal arrangements and looking for more…. The jazz composers workshop is beginning!  I’m so excited about it – look for some new tunes from up and coming composers this Fall!  Yahoo!  

Animal Control – Theme Music – Laura Cook, Composer