Less-Than-Great
You can’t become great without first being less-than-great.
Practice
Part Recording Pitfalls
Part recordings are a great tool – but not without their drawbacks.
Transcription is Logic
I love transcribing music. It’s not a strictly musical skill.
Overprepared
What do you do when you’re over-prepared for something?
Solve Interesting Problems
Think of music-making as a problem-solving practice.
Batch Processing
I find I work most effectively when I do the opposite of multi-tasking.
Letting Streaks Go
All your streaks will end eventually.
Missing Rehearsal Yet?
How long after the end of the school year before you begin missing rehearsal?
Trusting The Process
By “the process,” I mean: doing the work.
You Don’t Notice the Gaps
Streaks are brilliant motivators, but at a certain point their meanings change.