I wrote and published every day in 2021, with my streak now standing at just over seven uninterrupted years. This year, I wrote a little over 75,000 words – 6,000+ per month, or around 200 per day. In the midst of that, I also was able to take the entire month of July away from the site, plus a couple additional weeks here and there, thanks to pre-writing and scheduling posts. I’ve now published well over 550,000 words in more than 2,600 posts.
January: Work of a Lifetime
February: How Do You Handle a Piece You Don’t Love?
March: What’s The Point of a Chord Symbol?
April: Don’t Outsource Your Rhythm
May: The Only Still Ensemble
June: Be a Generalist
July: Shakespeare the Arranger
August: The First Day of School Isn’t the First Day of School
September: Wait, You Haven’t Listened To…?
October: Why Is This Important?
November: Future Musicians
December: Ctrl-A, Del
I also worked on the following 10-part post series, reading Priya Parker’s remarkable book The Art of Gathering.
The Art of Gathering Choral Read Along
Thanks for reading along with me! What stood out to you from my writing this year?