Peter Markes
Behind the Music: "It Was Love"
February 2, 2021: I was doodling on my guitar, wanting to write a song, but per usual I was absent any lyrics. My phone buzzed, a text...
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Peter Markes
- Jun 16, 2023
- 2 min
Behind the Music: "Expectation"
Check out the story behind my latest single release, Expectation, available wherever you stream or download music.
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Peter Markes
- May 23, 2019
- 2 min
Behind the Music: "Leaving"
This post comes today, exactly two years after my final concert as orchestra director at Edmond North High School, a position I held for...
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Peter Markes
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Behind the Music: "Please Find Me"
By request, Please Find Me is the next song I'm exploring. By far the most personal I've written so far, this song is akin to reading...
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Peter Markes
- Feb 11, 2019
- 1 min
What Do You Do?
When I was a classroom teacher, conversations about my job felt assumed; everyone (erroneously) seems to know what a teacher does since...
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Peter Markes
- Jan 11, 2019
- 3 min
Behind the Music: "The Thief of Time"
"Procrastination is the thief of time." I don't feel I procrastinate, except when it comes to developing relationships. This initial song...
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