Attention-grabbing headlines turn heads and sensationalize what might otherwise be just a strong, solid response to a problem, not an actual hostage situation. What’s the problem? Our motivation is being held at ransom How many musicians do you know struggle with thinking they are not good enough? Perhaps they want to come across as humble […]
Of all the options available to musicians, how does anyone become an expert? Perhaps a better question would be… What should I become an expert in? We choose what we study Because musicians focus so much on the technical aspect of performing, many of them get labeled and boxed into believing they are only good […]
There was a time when we all learned by replicating someone else. Walking. Laughing. Writing. As we got older and our minds began to have conscious thoughts, we shifted our learning more towards understanding. Why is a letter shaped this way? Why does joined-up handwriting have serif marks? Why should we use joined-up writing? Why […]
A pet peeve of mine is that awful cliché “think outside the box”, because we like assigning labels to almost everything these days. Ugh. A box implies there are limits – boundaries. When it comes to our thinking or attitudes, nothing could be more damaging to the self than confining our experiences and worldviews to […]
Your life is simply at the point it’s at right now. Do you know why? It’s a result of your decisions and experiences. While many folks are content plodding along day by day, many musicians are constantly trying to better themselves. But it’s a hard slog, and extremely frustrating most of the time. Here are […]