Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 38: “An Interview with Dr. Matthew Santa”  In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Matthew Santa who is Professor of Music Theory and Chair of the Music Theory and Composition Area at the Texas Tech University School of Music (Lubbock, Texas, USA). Matt talks about his compositional process, his Sonata for Flute and Piano, and advice for young composers! Check out today’s episode! Episode 38 – Main Points: 0:55 – Snow in Lubbock, TX! 1:45 – “I love thinking about the strategy of music: composing, teaching, playing, and making music.” – Matt 2:04 – Question: Please tell us your background, your main instrument, and how you got into composing? 2:13 – Matt’s musical background. 4:09 – Question: What is your compositional process like? 4:19 – “I start with the text if I am writing for voice.” – Matt 5:00 – “In college, I experimented with starting with a block of meter changes.” – Matt 5:58 – Question: How do you choose the block of time signatures? 6:34 – Question: How did you come to write