{"id":47,"date":"2013-03-12T13:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compositiontaylor.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2024-04-03T00:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:21:25","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/compositiontaylor.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Dr. Mark A. Taylor<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" style=\"width:265px;height:353px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compositiontaylor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0709-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>Composer &amp; Teacher<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(6,147,227) 0%,rgb(41,18,59) 100%);font-size:18px\"><em>Music is a celebration of humanity! It has the power to amplify the greatest glories within us and the audacity to transform life\u2019s greatest tragedies into beautiful works of Art.<\/em>  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Composition and teaching begin with listening to all voices involved, synergetic inspiration, and joy in the work it takes to create a musical experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Taylor\u2019s compositions are crafted according to\u00a0the interests and abilities of the designated performer(s) and audience, while maintaining\u00a0the unique style and creative integrity\u00a0of the composer.\u00a0 As a result, each performance becomes an equal\u00a0collaboration between the composer, the performer and the audience member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing for technical abilities from beginners to professionals and comprehensions of music from overtly tonal to abstract,\u00a0Mark Taylor enjoys the compositional challenge of working with all types of musicians (though left to his own devices, his music leans toward the abstract).\u00a0 His works have served emotional, intellectual and pedagogical needs.\u00a0 Hear these works for yourself by opening the Compositions page, watch videos on the works in the Videos page, read more about them under Program Notes or purchase the pieces and study scores through JWPepper.com!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Mark A. 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