Tales of teaching, performing, step-parenting, cooking, and being human catalogued with humor and grace.
Last week we discussed how musicians are not just one thing and I mentioned how physical and demanding a career as a professional musician is.
Recently, I had a conversation with a fellow professional musician about music school not preparing music students for the real music world. In some cases,
Are You a Teacher? This past spring (2024) I was subbing as a sectional coach for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra. A young student asked
I’m still on the tree of a music career, just hanging out on a different branch at the beach. A few years ago, I wrote
Timeline, Impact, and Pandemic Fatigue We are now eleven months in. The USA has the highest death toll of any country, and each day more
Over the next few weeks I will be sharing a three part discussion about musical time and interpretation. Today, we have part one: the definitions