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Can You Be Trusted?
Music is a uniquely personal business. It is the language of emotion, and in order to communicate in this language, we require that other people participate. We need an audience, and very often,…
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How to be Unawesome. Really.
I recently read an excellent book by Scott Stratten which is basically about communication. This is a book I do actually recommend and have given away several copies already – get it here…
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Responsibleness
When we talk about responsibility, we usually think of things we have to do in order to avoid being irresponsible. Take care of our things. Show up on time. Responsibleness doesn’t automatically spring…
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Why Youth Orchestras Don’t Equal Youthful Audiences
Today, there are more youth orchestras than at any other time in history. Yet, there is still the misconception that only people over the age of 70 enjoy classical music. Why? Because when…
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Benign Advice, Profoundly Mistaken
I can’t get enough of Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED Talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity? Yes, it’s old, but the topic, largely ignored by the Establishment (which includes educators and educational publishers), is…
