Jed Scott Music – Page 15 – arrange • compose • conduct

Instruments Want To Be Played

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 jedscottPractice

A good instrument, left alone, won’t stay good.

Ideal Caroling Group

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 jedscottPerforming

What makes an ideal caroling group?

Music and Gratitude

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 jedscottHuman Nature

I don’t think you can make great music without a spirit of gratitude.

What You Sound Like

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 jedscottArranging, Composition, Creativity

Writing’s faster if you know what you sound like.

Knowing The Planning Window

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 jedscottLeadership

Projects have different planning windows. Figure out what each project requires.

Look Inward To Look Forward

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature, Leadership

I asked my students, in our last rehearsal in November, to look forward by looking inward.

Collegiality

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 jedscottHuman Nature, Leadership

Here are some of the traits that I see contributing to great collegiality.

Everything Is Practice

November 23, 2024November 24, 2024 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature

Everything is practice.

Music is enough for a lifetime

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 jedscottComposition, Growth

John Williams said it perfectly.

Always Focused

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 jedscottHuman Nature, Rehearsal Technique

Rehearsal: the one place I’m always focused.