MONDAY BYTES — January 18, 2016 Curious about what musician interviews on change revealed? These are from a series of conversations with talented musicians on how they handled and managed through major changes in their lives and careers: what helped them to not just...
First Tuesday series
Kryptonite Antidote
MONDAY BYTES — June 22, 2015 In one of his recent Think Clearly posts, Mathias Jakobsen asks the question, "What's Your Kryptonite?" He's referring to the one thing that can weaken the comic hero Superman: the element Kryptonite.Mathias' question is a good one: we all...
What Your Audience Wants
MONDAY BYTES — June 1, 2015 How can we help audiences make more meaningful connections with the music we perform for them?What helps people find relevance in a new encounter with work? In a recent Sunday NewYork Times magazineI found this terrific item: a short...
Engineering Breakthroughs
MONDAY BYTES — May 11, 2015 Preview: on Tues. June 2, I'm presenting a First Tuesday workshop in NYC for Chamber Music America. For a topic, I'm tackling "How to Engineer Your Next Career Breakthrough." If you're free and can come, it would be great to have you there!...
Stories We Tell
MONDAY BYTES - May 28, 2012 Memorial Day is a good time to think about our best memories of those we miss. It's the stories we tell that keep these memories and people vibrant in our imaginations. Stories make us human and connect us with our humanity. And then there...
What’s Your Story?
MONDAY BYTES - May 21, 2012 Creating promo materials that truly represent the real you and effectively introduce your music is a challenge. For this, it may be helpful to work with a mentor or coach to help you think through and "talk out" your story, to find the...
Once upon a time . . .
MONDAY BYTES - June 4, 2012 Whether you want to promote a new album, your private teaching studio, or your next concert, you need to consider the story of what it is you are offering. Scheherazade had 1001 compelling stories: do you? I'm a big fan of Terry O'Reilly's...







