Tag: Do The Work
On Music Lessons and On Stopping Versus Failing
I read a post the other day that got me thinking of something really important I’ve been meaning to write about for some time: the idea that not everyone who takes music lessons has to or is meant to become a professional musician, a good musician, or even a functional musician. Often in my teaching… Read more
On Making Music, And On Making Musicians
I’d like to share with you something that I begin every lesson relationship with in my studio. Sometimes as a talk, sometimes as a written letter, but always as a precursor to what I hope will become a lifetime relationship between the student I’m about to begin teaching and the music they will hopefully master… Read more