When I first joined MITA and The Circle of Interval Magicians, I would considered myself a novice musician/songwriter at best. But, here I am now fourteen months later, proudly saying I am a composer of music with confidence. The course teaches you so much, but it comes to life in the weekly Circles meetings we have. To learn from the other members, and see and hear their ideas has helped me with my journey, as I apply their ideas to mine. I used to loathe Mondays, now I look forward to them.

I love the Circle of Interval Magicians. It is a good place to start looking at music in different perspectives, like the note Intervals and the variable tonal centers in a melodic development, perspectives that enrich our musical formation on functional harmony. All the practical tools provided, the Frank and TC’s dedication to present, explain and expand the magic in music, and the opportunity to interact with fine fellow composers makes this Circle a Magical place, indeed.

I love the Circle! It has inspired me to write in a totally different way than what I was used to doing. I am a songwriter and a jazz guitarist, and I have found that using intervals instead of chord theory can open up so many different avenues to explore and has so much useful information to achieve it. If you enjoy writing songs or compositions in a new and refreshing way in your music, you will really love how this interval thinking can change your musical perspective.

Coming from a background of writing music for my bands and wanting to expand my compositional vocabulary, I’ve found this community not only to be very informative but also motivating and diverse, spanning from orchestral writing to Baroque guitar styles. If you want to learn compositional techniques outside the box, definitely give this a go!

The Circle is a great place. What I can say after just one month is that every question gets answered. Really, every question. And I often ask some pretty strange questions. The approach to composing with intervals is super interesting and opens doors I never thought possible. I feel pretty at home here.