Jonathan Feist

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Jonathan Feist is a writer, editor, musician, occasional photographer, and general dabbler in an overly long list of additional esoteric activities that most people would find obnoxious to read. He is author and teacher of the Berkleemusic.com online course Music Notation with Finale, and two books: The Berklee Practice Method: Teacher's Guide and Essential Songwriter, as well as numerous articles and the occasional limerick. He has edited over one hundred titles about music, technology, business, and culture. He currently serves as Managing Editor of Berklee Press (Berklee College of Music), teaches composition-related topics, and occasionally leads writing seminars. At home in the Harvard Shaker Meetinghouse (1791), he lives with his wife Marci, sons Merlin and Forrest), beagles Lily and Cricket, various chickens, runner ducks, pilgrim geese, about twenty fruit trees (mostly heirloom varieties of apples), and occasionally, other visiting barnyard creatures. He is chair of the Town of Harvard Historical Commission, serving as its liaison to the Community Preservation Committee, and the Shaker Hills 40B Ad Hoc Committee.

Visit his blog, Writing about Music.

The music that should be playing when this page loads is his composition "Le Petite Prince Merlin." Click here for a free copy of the solo piano sheet music.

Here's a link to a marketing piece about his Finale course.

Here's his curriculum vitae.

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