At The Right Moment
Music’s gift is also its curse: that it’s profoundly temporal.
Performing
Perfect
Perfect isn’t the goal. Growth is the goal.
A Message On Concert Day
Here’s a message for an ensemble on concert day.
Surprise!
Sometimes the comfortable pace isn’t what serves your students best.
Crackle
I want to feel the rhythmic energy crackling.
Ever Longer
It sometimes feels like the goal is to feel the music in ever-longer chunks of time.
After Opening Night
Almost all of the hard work happens before opening night. I’m so interested in what comes after.
Two Ideas About Nerves
These two thoughts about performance nerves are helpful to me.
All Art Is Good Art
A reminder: all art is good art.
The Moment/The Feeling
What will you remember about this performance ten years from now?