As a music major, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this. Most of the time it translates to, “I won’t learn anything by playing that piece again.” And most of the time it means you have everything to learn by playing that piece again. I admit, I Read more…
As we all find ourselves in the chaos of the culminating semester, here are a few quick tools to make the month of April more manageable: Managing Time: Write it down. Make a list of everything you have to do with deadlines and keep it in one place. Prioritize. Check Read more…
As musicians and performers, we often find ourselves on the road traveling to gigs. Though we tend to think about the performance we are traveling to as the most important part, if we don’t arrive at the gig WHEN, WHERE, and HOW we need to, giving an awesome performance can Read more…
It has always seemed backwards to me that we go through life having infinite energy at the beginning but very little knowledge, and later, less endurance but much more knowledge. Wouldn’t it be convenient to have our maturity supported proportionately by endurance? It would be awesome if, as we learned Read more…
As per request, here are a few of my favorite brain breaks. These brain breaks are particularly useful to musicians because they allow the body to engage both sides of the brain, which is key to playing and teaching music at an optimal level. THE OWL Put your right hand Read more…