As busy freelance musicians, we go from rehearsals and teaching, to squeezing in the practice time, admin work, and errands.All while trying to cram in a social life and taking care of our health. How can you manage transitioning from task to task so that you’re not...
Let me explain . . . why I play with blocks every morning. It's part of a story I've been reluctant to tell. Yes, I DO play with blocks. It's the first thing I do every day, 7 days a week. A while ago I set myself a 100 Day Challenge and now I'm addicted. Here's how...
Join me for the 5 Day Creative Productivity Challenge. Let's clear the deck so you can work smarter, get more done, and achieve the Flow state more consistently. It starts a week from today: OMG! I'm excited (and nervous!)—this will be my first FB live and I will be...
Earlier this year I took an 8 week stress management class and flunked it. I'm not proud. But at least I learned a lot about myself and about what it actually takes to change habits. One of my goals in taking the course was to improve my sleep. I found out that this...
MONDAY BYTES — December 12, 2016 Ever feel like you’ve got a starved imagination? Like your creative flow is running dry? It's as though all you've been having is junk food and now you're craving healthier fare. I spent what feels like half the weekend in the holiday...
What transferable skills come from music studies? What skills have you gained? And if you teach, what skills do you see your students gaining? Like shadows on the wall, transferable skills are part of the effect of the learning: there's the concrete music we learn and...
MONDAY BYTES —July 6, 2015 Opening more doors: the innovation palaceEver hear of the adjacent possible? The theory was originated by scientist Stuart Kauffman to explain how biodiversity works and was expanded by Steven Johnson to explain Where Good Ideas Come From....
MONDAY BYTES — April 20, 2015 Consider your constellation of creative influencers: people and organization that are sources of inspiration and ideas. Whom do you read, listen to, and pay attention to? Which organizations and groups play key roles in providing you with...
MONDAY BYTES — March 9, 2015 What kind of feedback on your work (artistic or otherwise) has been the most useful? What was it that made it helpful?And when has feedback you've gotten been not helpful (even though it may have been well-intentioned or — maybe you...
MONDAY BYTES — August 4, 2013 My friend Mino recently brought up the idea of input and output in relation to musicians' creativity. We were discussing the source of creative imagination and how to cultivate one's own artistic voice. It got me thinking that the source...
