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Going for Goals

Isn’t it funny how often we say that we know what we want, but we can’t seem to get there?  In my job as a life coach for musicians, this is one thing I often hear from my clients.   So we draw...

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Got juice?

Photo by tochis “Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love. ” -Rumi How much of what you do is driven by ambition? If so, these may be some of the questions that...

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Improvising a Life

Photo: ClizBiz There are people who prefer to say ‘Yes’, and there are people who prefer to say ‘No’. Those who say ‘Yes’ are rewarded by the adventures they have, and those who say ‘No’ are rewarded...

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Are you keeping your word? And does it matter?

One of the best books I’ve read over the last few years was an unimposing little paperback called “The Four Agreements” by Miguel Angel Ruiz.  It outlines with great clarity some simple principles that...

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Call me an amateur, please!

Bruges Bandstand. Photo: Valerie Kampmeier   “Every artist was first an amateur.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Over the years, as a professional musician, I have often heard the term ‘amateur’ used in a...

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Following your intuition- do you dare?

Photo by author. ”Intuition is more important to discovery than logic.” Henri Poincaré, scientist and mathematician. Are you someone who is comfortable accessing your intuition? Or when someone says to...

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Mahler and Klezmer- the joy of juxtaposition

Image by aaron.michels Have you ever noticed that you experience music differently depending on its context? I don’t mean just whether you are in a concert hall or a supermarket (although that can be...

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Inspire yourself in 2013

This month, I thought I’d share with you some of the fantastic books that have informed and inspired my teaching and my creative expression. First things first. A few books on how to overcome the...

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Rising again

Photo by bingbing “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” Henry Ford “I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.” Abraham Lincoln I’ve recently...

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Thoughts on Talent

Skubik/Wikipedia The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Annabel was the most talented pianist I’d ever taught. A...

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