How To

Create a new post

Two options:

A) Use the script:

python3 scripts/new_post.py "Post Title" -c composition -t tag1 tag2

B) Manually — create a file in _posts/ named YYYY-MM-DD-your-slug.md with front matter:

---
layout: post
title: "Post Title"
subtitle: "Optional subtitle"
category: composition     # composition | performance | workshops | writings
tags: [tag1, tag2]
image: thumbnail.jpg      # filename in assets/img/
---

Write the body in markdown below the ---.

Edit the header (navigation)

Open _data/settings.yml and edit the menu: list. Each entry adds a link:

menu:
- {name: 'Composition', url: 'composition'}
- {name: 'About',       url: 'about'}

The url value must match a page’s permalink (e.g. /about → about). Social icons (YouTube, Instagram, etc.) are in the social: list below the menu.

Edit the homepage

Open _layouts/home.html. The greeting text and headshot are in the .home-salutation-group div. The post grid below it is automatically populated from _posts/. To hide a post from the homepage, add homeExclude to its tags.

Edit the events CSV

Open _data/events.csv. Each row is a performance:

Date,Title,Location,Performer
3/1/2026,Winter Ceremony (Short Film Score),SXSW Film Festival,

The Title must match the post’s title: exactly. The matching events render automatically on that post’s page.

Change the style (fonts, colors, layout)

Open assets/css/main.scss. Key variables at the top:

$heading-font-family: "Instrument Serif", serif;
$base-font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
$body-font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
$brand-color: black;           // link color
$container-width: 1100px;      // max page width

Swap the font names or $brand-color to anything you like. The Google Fonts import is in _includes/head.html — if you change a font, update the <link> there too.

For more targeted styling, edit the partials in _sass/ (e.g. _header.scss, _footer.scss, _post.scss).