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Interview with Darin Sorley: The Making of a Horn Maker

Darin Sorley and I go way back to junior high school and I have embedded a few newspaper clippings in this article from that...

For the love of mystery and storytelling

Yesterday it felt so good. Everything was great and it was really flowing. I was on top of the world! But today ... everything...

Innate talent? ‘No such thing’ says genetics author

For many years I held firmly to the belief that some people among us are extraordinarily gifted. They possess an extra serving or two...

More Alpha on Beta Blockers

More alpha on beta blockers Gerald Klickstein at The Musician's Way gives a fair assessment on beta blockers in "Musicians and beta blockers."While I...

Block those betas

Of interest in the news: Block those betas An article at The Minnesota Daily with the provocative title "Better music by prescription" dives into the...

What are your Key Performance Indicators?

Being a diligent student, you have wisely chosen to think deeply about your practice routine. In tackling problems, you take a three-cycle approach of...

Searching French Horn: Decline in Interest or Rise of Junk?

This of course may mean absolutely nothing, but according to Google Insights for Search, interest over time in the term french horn is declining...

Desert Dreams

Post Super Bowl thoughts while deserted I had an unexpectantly long trip back from Tucson yesterday, due to the freeway between Phoenix and Tucson...

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,...

A Cycle of Improvement

Many times, less is more. If you are looking to fix a problem, a plan of action is required. Aggressively attacking a problem without a...