This is a question I am asked a lot and one that is on many people’s mind, possibly including yours. So let’s talk about it.
The more detailed question is:
I returned home last week from two wonderful relaxing weeks in the Bahamas. I brought back home with me not only a painful bout of
I played with a rehearsal band last week. Something happened during the obligatory tuning process that gave me a thought about a major aspect of
I was recently party to a heated email conversation between two very famous jazz teachers/players who hold polar opposite views on how one becomes proficient
My recently turned 18-year old son is a passionate photographer. He’s got himself a little business where people pay him for senior photos, family portraits, sport team pictures, and other personal moments.
A couple weeks ago I sent Richie Beirach a YouTube clip from the movie Whiplash as a bit of levity. It was the scene where the teacher in the film Fletcher berates that poor trombone player for being out of tune. Spoiler alert:
I originally meant to write this as a reply to a comment Richie Beirach wrote on my blog. But as I started writing, I realized that this could be the springboard for something much more important.
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