The Musical Mind Leads A Cerebral Duet My eyes can't look inside my head to see what's going on, but I think I can observe more than one brain in there, and with the observer, that's three. Watching the musicians who play for me daily confirms my observation of my...
Lavender Rose The alter ego has been used to escape from a person's personality or identity often and for many different reasons throughout history. Whether you are hiding from someone or hiding from yourself, an excellent first step is a new name. A new name can...
Fearless and Powerful Facing Our Fears on Friday the 13th Hello and Happy Friday the 13th to all of the faithful readers of the studio blog. It seems fitting that this Friday, the 13th, I should be writing the 13th blog in my blogosphere about FEAR. If you are...
Peaceful Focus Peaceful Focus To play music, we use our body, mind, and emotions. In part one, we explored the human experience, the three brains, and the trillions of cells sending and receiving information in our body. When your inner musician is trusted with the...
Trust Your Inner Musician Looking for an Edge? Competition in the music world starts early. Chair auditions in middle school lead to honor band and choir; the next thing you know, you're singing in costume on a reality tv show. We search for the secret training,...
One of the first things I ask music students is what they play or do other than music. Here in Saint Louis, baseball, hockey, and soccer are popular answers. I also meet swimmers, golfers, bowlers, tennis, basketball, football, lacrosse, pool players, some students...
Long ago in a galaxy far, far away…. I was in a theater in New Orleans back in 1977, watching the original Star Wars movie. In a beautiful twist of time and space adventures, my daughter, Jubilee, was able to experience new Star Wars movies as a kid as well. In...
The Studio Sign I like to keep things simple and easy in the studio. Sometimes this can be tougher than you might expect. Playing music is challenging, and the language can be complex. Still, we are just playing music. With a carefree and childlike attitude, you...
The Morning Moose Gets A Wake-Up Call Ten years ago, if you told me that someday I’d play the tuba, I’d have doubted you, but most mornings, I start the day warming up with a few jazzy licks on my tuba. Playing the tuba has been great for my horn playing, and...
Here's what the "Beginning Trombone Students" look like. Music is for Everyone I've got great news for music lovers out there. Music is free if you make it yourself, and you can play at any age. That's right, and music is for everyone. Anyone can learn to sing. Do...
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