Distill Your Message
You don’t have to teach everything you know.
Communal Singing
The last safe place for communal singing is sporting events.
Do Better Work
Want better opportunities? Do better work.
Empathy In Choir
The most important nonmusical skill in an ensemble is empathy.
Commissions Teach Flexibility
Music can seem set in stone. Commissions teach us otherwise.
Self-Value
I had an enlightening conversation about freelance rates recently.
Giving Up Control
Why not give up a little control in rehearsal?
Bouba or Kiki
Is that rhythm bouba or kiki?
Two Orders of Magnitude Harder
This feels like a good rule of thumb for things I don’t know how to do.
Perform For Or Share With
This is a question I want my ensembles to consider.