The Buzzword
Greg Sandow makes a really good argument for music programs at institutions of higher learning to start teaching more classes on entrepreneurship in his...
Multi-tasking with Marc Papeghin, II
Continuing with Marc Papeghin (see Part I), I wanted to know more about how he puts together his impressive arrangements and videos. Speaking of...
Farkas and the Art of Marketing I
I have recently been re-reading Philip Farkas & His Horn: A Happy and Worthwhile Life by Nancy Jordan Fako. One thing in this book...
Farkas and the Art of Marketing II
In the comments to my recent post on the Reynolds Pottag Model horn (seen below) I quoted what Farkas said was his goal in...
The 'real world' may not be so bad
A typical story for post-graduate musicians these days:
Trevino is a percussionist who just graduated with his master's degree from the prestigious Eastman School...
Follow the Leader
In pop psychology an interesting term comes up - "enabling," as in do not enable an addict by supporting their habit in any way,...
Conservatories and entrepreneurship
A few rays of hope shine in regards to the new realities of the classical music profession. At The Musician's Way Blog, Gerald Klickstein...
Smokin’ Graas
With thanks to Valerie Wells - here is more information about hornist John Graas. A very active musician in the 1940-1950's, Graas carved his own path...
What Makes a Horn a Bad Horn?
Often, I see listings of horns for sale that emphasize that the horn would be a good horn for a student. And some of...