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I do not aspire to do the creative equivalent of Newton creating calculus in a pandemic. Setting your intention is important, and intending to upend the world with your output in this pandemic is ludicrous: the memes asking you to compare yourself to Newton or other creative superheroes are misguided. […]

In times of upheaval, I lean on touchstones–works of art that have shaped me and the continue to be sources of inspiration, influence, and solace. It might be rereading a favorite novel, a cherished poem, a movie, or (especially often) a favorite album with a good pair of headphones. James […]

It’s time for my fifth Flash Mob Friday! Gigging musicians and artists have been and will continue to be disproportionately hit by the COVID-19 closings, so each Friday I’m going to point you towards a musician, artist, or organization I think is worth your support. It’s my hope that together […]

I was helping my son solving some quadratic equations the other night. (They’re still fun, for the record.) He first had to solve some using the “reverse-FOIL” – basically a logic puzzle, and then later had to solve some using the Quadratic Formula, which you might remember as a complex […]

In times of upheaval, I lean on touchstones–works of art that have shaped me and the continue to be sources of inspiration, influence, and solace. It might be rereading a favorite novel, a cherished poem, a movie, or (especially often) a favorite album with a good pair of headphones. A […]

The biggest barrier to learning to juggle, in my experience, is control. You need to learn to control with great accuracy the trajectory of every toss, so that the juggling balls fall predictably. Without control, you end up chasing your juggling balls around the room and quickly dropping one or […]

In times of upheaval, I lean on touchstones–works of art that have shaped me and the continue to be sources of inspiration, influence, and solace. It might be rereading a favorite novel, a cherished poem, a movie, or (especially often) a favorite album with a good pair of headphones. I […]

The best ensembles I know are the ones where all the individuals involved willingly sacrifice a little bit of their musical freedom and personal choice to follow their director and create something more harmonious and powerful than anything they could do on their own. That just crossed my mind.

In times of upheaval, I lean on touchstones–works of art that have shaped me and the continue to be sources of inspiration, influence, and solace. It might be rereading a favorite novel, a cherished poem, a movie, or (especially often) a favorite album with a good pair of headphones. Lewis […]

It’s time for my fourth Flash Mob Friday! Gigging musicians and artists have been and will continue to be disproportionately hit by the COVID-19 closings, so each Friday I’m going to point you towards a musician, artist, or organization I think is worth your support. It’s my hope that together […]