This month I am recording the audiobook version of The Happiest Musician. I know how to read, and I know how to talk, and I know this book intimately, butContinue readingAdding Punctuation
Use Your Things
I like my things to look lived in. There’s a certain joy in cracking open a brand new book that no one has read before – but what a pleasureContinue readingUse Your Things
On FLOW
Have you seen Soul? That new Pixar movie? We watched it a couple of weeks ago – and then again last week, because it’s just that great! I’ve never seen theContinue readingOn FLOW
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. I’m fresh in the morning, I feel smart in theContinue readingLook for the Lulls
Generosity in Programming
I had the most interesting conversations with a few of my students after my first recital performance last weekend. One thanked me for exposing her to so many interesting newContinue readingGenerosity in Programming
Deciding
Here’s a memory with some relevance. I was chatting with a friend and she was lamenting being too busy to write. It was exactly the way I’d been feeling,Continue readingDeciding
Communication Skills
I’ve been thinking about speaking about music. Whenever I can I like to talk to the audience during performances, to give them a path into the works I’m performing. I’mContinue readingCommunication Skills
Resolutions
If I had a New Year’s resolution this month, it was to take better care of myself. Which has an awful lot of component parts, not every one of whichContinue readingResolutions
Travel for Work: Peoria Edition
I am in Illinois this week for the Peoria Bach Festival, with concerts tonight and tomorrow night. As always, I love this festival. Love the challenges of jumping between threeContinue readingTravel for Work: Peoria Edition
Upcoming Concert- Beethoven!
I am excited to get back to work this weekend with the South Bend Symphony. It’s been a long vacation. We welcomed it, and made good use of it- someContinue readingUpcoming Concert- Beethoven!