Reed Drift
This topic comes out of a conversation we’ve been having in Reed Club lately. Last week was my THIRD orchestra […]
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Zooming Back to Work
Zoom has been a necessary evil this year – but emoting through it has been an obstacle that turned into an opportunity. It’s liberated my playing, and I invite you to let it liberate yours!
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The Element of Surprise
I’m working with an adult oboist who can play beautifully but tends to melt down as soon as anything at
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The Magic of a PLAN
My student’s issue is that she loses her focus during long pieces and stops being able to play well. She
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Why Do We Practice?
Why do we practice? While I am actually practicing, I don’t always enjoy it that much. Like running, I prefer
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Use Your Things
I like my things to look lived in. There’s a certain joy in cracking open a brand new book that
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On FLOW
Have you seen Soul? That new Pixar movie? We watched it a couple of weeks ago – and then again last
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Look for the Lulls
I discovered something about myself during this lockdown. I discovered that I can practice after 4pm. I’m a morning person.
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Maybe Believe the Science
I had a session recently with a very intelligent, very self-aware guy, an oboist who largely has his act together.
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On the generosity of Instagram practice accounts
Classical musicians are trained to make it perfect. To make all the notes correct, to make it sound like the