MONDAY BYTES — December 19, 2016 What could help guarantee that you make 2017 better for yourself? What would boost your artistic productivity, your confidence, and your income? How about taking 7 steps to your better new year? You may feel overwhelmed already with...
MONDAY BYTES — May 9, 2016 To honor this commencement season, we're examining—using minimal pomp and circumstance—the value of rituals for musicians. Graduation ceremonies are rituals that mark the end of one chapter in a person's life and the beginning (commencing)...
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...
MONDAY BYTES - December 17, 2012 As 2012 draws to a close, it's a good time to review and reflect on the past year. Too often we're so busy DOING that we forget to take stock of our achievements, let along our motivations or the after-effects of these achievements!...
