How do you experience flow? For me, it's what I imagine surfing feels like. To perform and teach at your best — it's a bit like riding a wave. Or at least that's how I experience it. Check out this 2 minute video of Dave Rastovich describing the sense of wonder,...
Could meditation be the answer? If you want to improve your focus, your performances, read on. Meditation and mindfulness can take many forms. Maybe you have a centering exercise that you start each practice session with. Or maybe you practice Yoga, Tai Chi, or...
MONDAY BYTES — March 7, 2016 It's a common complaint: Frank was experiencing teaching as draining and exhausting, leaving him with not enough energy and inspiration to focus on his own performance projects. What did we do about it? With Frank and other clients it has...
MONDAY BYTES – May 5, 2014 In February I was in Chicago for a mini-residency and got a chance to see at the Art Institute Christopher Williams' exhibition The Production Line of Happiness. It's a provocative look at design used in our materialistic "buy your way...
MONDAY BYTES — March 10, 2014 It’s that time of year. We’ve all been slogging through a tough winter trying to reach what many of us now have: spring break. So how do you get the most of your break? To get re-charged and refreshed, try reminding yourself of a recent...
MONDAY BYTES – August 5, 2013 With friend and colleague Edna Landau (she writes the terrific Ask Edna blog for Musical America), this week I had a great talk that I'm still mulling over. We were discussing the fact that sometimes performers don't live up to their...
MONDAY BYTES - February 25, 2013 Fully Present and Accounted For? This week I've been thinking about performances, about what it's like when a performer is "in the zone." Being in the zone can mean the difference between a good and a great performance. What prompted...
MONDAY BYTES - January 28, 2013 In a world full of instant messaging, with constant interruptions and distractions, it can be difficult to quiet the noise in our heads, to slow down our racing thoughts and focus: to get centered. Whether we're in the practice room or...
