Nov 14, 2022. The show presents 7 carefully curated works for clarinet by living composers and premieres 8 poems written by Jessica. All the poems were inspired by the musical works and designed to enhance each individual composer’s intention as well as tell a cohesive story of trauma and resilience.
I write this the week of the 2020 election, but this is not a new question. Within the context of a pandemic, a divisive election with permanent and large ramifications, and an indefinite freeze on performance opportunities and income for most people in our community, […]
Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner Book Club: This goes through Effortless Mastery as though we were reading it together in a book club. Part 1 is a summary of Werner’s process . Part 2 is an overview of matching psychology principles. Part 3 has discussion […]
“Is there anything as interesting as the psychology of achievement? Could there be anything more important?” This post goes through Grit as though we were reading it together in a book club. I begin with a summary and then progress to discussion topics with my answers. […]
I recently read an older NY Times article about the stress of constantly striving to improve. As students work hard in school, I want to point out a few things about improvement. When experts tell us we can do anything if only we work hard […]
What Improv Comedy tells us about learning, performing and focus. Learning and Performing are two different experiences. Learning involves self-evaluating, critiquing, and analyzing. It is incredibly focused and judgment based. You decide if something works or doesn’t, why, and what to do next. Performing is the […]
Chapter 10 Distractions There are lots of types and causes of distraction and while I love the examples Orlick includes, I find that I actually categorize my distractions and work to alleviate them slightly differently. On the one hand, distractions are all the same in that […]
Chapter 6: Self Assessment and Strategy Development This is one of my favorite chapters. Before we start making too many changes to our practice, let’s take a moment to recognize where we are. These surveys are a great way to start being mindful and aware of […]
Part 1 Introduction and Setting the Stage (Chapters 1-5) Intro to Book Club: Like a virtual book club, these posts explore books on performing or learning written by experts but are designed to feel like you are reading and discussing these concepts with a friend. This is […]
Part 3: Repertoire Examples Using Dance to Explore Phrasing: Applying it to real music (some examples where we explore this together) We have been working on this with small examples, but let’s try a longer one together. You have everything you need already so feel […]
