Attitude is Everything:  Choose It Wisely

Attitude is Everything: Choose It Wisely

“There is no reason for your success or failure other than your ‘State of Mind.’” Roger Rocco Can You Be An Actor in An Experiment? The idea that a positive attitude is a good thing has been stated many times in many ways, and I think most people see the good in...
A Mental Game Ignites Physical Function

A Mental Game Ignites Physical Function

Ah-Ha So Much to Love I genuinely love what I do. After all, they call it playing music, and I get to play every day!  Either with my students on whatever instrument they want to play in my beautiful studio or alone playing horn, piano, or maybe tuba, as I watch deer...
Do We Use Our Ears to Play Music?

Do We Use Our Ears to Play Music?

Do we use our ears to play music? See the Note, Play the Note, Hear the Note Using your ears to play music is like using your eyes to move something! Have a look at an object that you’d like somewhere else. You see the object and intend to move it, and then you...
How do you Make a Music Teacher?

How do you Make a Music Teacher?

My Story, So Far The path that has led me to teach private music lessons is interesting. The bumps and curves along the way have given me the insights and experiences that have made me the teacher I am today. What follows is the story of how I became the teacher that...