8 Ways To Get More From Your Practice Time

Oct 09, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

 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.  Make
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New Free Video Tutorials!

Sep 26, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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 end
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The Force of May

Jun 12, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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 time
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My Residency: A Case for Chasing Sandpipers

May 14, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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’t
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11 favorite quotes: songwriting

Apr 27, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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. 
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Pinch me: I’m Off to a Month-Long Artist Residency

Apr 21, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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-cost
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Playing with Silence. Part 3. The Listener.

Mar 11, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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 we
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Welcome to my new site!

Feb 10, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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 new
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Our Labor Will Never Bear Fruit. And that’s good news.

Jan 09, 2014Uncategorized0 Comments

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 was
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Playing with Silence: The Value of the Rest. Part 2.

Dec 24, 2013Uncategorized0 Comments

“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.  
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