Behind the Lens: Photographer Michael G. Stewart

Posted August 17, 2026

Maryland-based photographer and illustrator Michael G. Stewart always gets the shot. Whether he’s backstage in dim light with a laconic subject or in the middle of a frenzied crowd of fans at a rock show with blinding stage lights, he nails it.

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Prosody for Guitarists, Part 2: Phrase Contour and Emotional Weight

Posted April 18, 2026

In PART 1 we looked at syllable stress: how individual words carry natural emphasis patterns and how the melody either supports or fights those patterns. Part 2 zooms out one level. Beyond the word there’s the phrase, and beyond the phrase’s stresses there’s its shape.

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