Consume or Create
How do you balance creating art and consuming it?
Creativity
Posts discussing creativity, both in and outside of music
Finding Your Own Sound
Is it possible to start out sounding like you?
Temporal Freedom To Create
The limiting forces on creative work change over time.
Scheduled Creativity
Can you schedule creativity?
Style & Technique
How is style related to technique? Let Ken Burns explain.
I’ll Never Be Able To See The World That Way
Recognize your own creative strengths and weaknesses, and work to appreciate the different perspectives other people bring.
Redefine “Winning”
There are lots of ways to win in creative competitions.
If You’ve Written Two…
Once you’ve done two, it’s easy to write a third. I’m back in my mischief, pre-writing posts and giving myself future vacations. Part of that is that I’m having an increasing number of weekends when I’m offline, so I need to be planning ahead. Part of it is I have […]
Start The Year With Ken Robinson
A new school year means revisiting Ken Robinson. As I begin teaching, I almost always spend a few minutes listening to Ken Robinson’s lectures and conversations about education. I haven’t ever found a more compelling, interesting, engaging person talking about education and education policy. As you begin your own school […]
At The Mercy Of Your Calendar
Being at the mercy of your calendar can be a great gift – if you only choose to see it that way. As summer ends, teachers ramp up. I don’t know any choir teachers who aren’t at the mercy of their calendar from August to June. Concerts, rehearsals, trips, personal […]