8 Ways To Get More From Your Practice Time
1. Always Warm up First I strongly believe that the crucial moment in your practice time is in the very first few minutes: the transition from the everyday slog. MakeREAD MORE
New Free Video Tutorials!
Hey Folks! I’m proud to announce my new YOUTUBE channel. Click on the link below, browse around and subscribe! I’ll be adding a new video every week through the endREAD MORE
The Force of May
Finally back at my own desk in Portland, OR, I’m trying to get my head around my strange and beautiful month of May. From a prolific, restless and cabin-bound timeREAD MORE
My Residency: A Case for Chasing Sandpipers
So it’s not happening the way I expected. I did have a nagging suspicion I’d run into some tricky old business out here. It’s Oysterville after all. I mean, don’tREAD MORE
11 favorite quotes: songwriting
As I embark on a month-long composition and songwriting residency, I’m looking for a few sparks and reminders. I must say, I’m not a huge fan of top ten lists. READ MORE
Pinch me: I’m Off to a Month-Long Artist Residency
After a late night of playing music about a week ago, I groggily opened an email to find a very, very pleasant surprise: an out-of-the-blue invitation to a month-long, no-costREAD MORE
Playing with Silence. Part 3. The Listener.
In the first two parts of this series I mused upon the the empty spaces in music and how we might become more relaxed, less busy and present when weREAD MORE
Welcome to my new site!
Well, it’s been a long time coming, but I knew a change was gonna come. Over the last several years I have written and/or arranged a massive batch of newREAD MORE
Our Labor Will Never Bear Fruit. And that’s good news.
I had a breakthrough several years ago when I realized I was far too distracted by the mountain of musical skills that I had not yet acquired. While I wasREAD MORE
Playing with Silence: The Value of the Rest. Part 2.
“Don’t play what’s there; play what’s not there.” -Miles Davis In part one of this series I touched on the importance of focusing attention the resting places in music. READ MORE