In a conservatory setting, students are constantly exposed to music standards - Mozart, Weber, Hindemith, and Hummel. Although most...

I ran across this Ted-Ed video, How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain, some time ago, but I go back time and again to watch it....

Tis the season of back-to-school; where children with filled backpacks hop aboard buses and college students with packed cars drive to...

In March and April of this year two articles (Music Education Needs to Be a Click Away by David Gelernter,and a response article, Real...

I’m a big fan of Angela Myles Beeching’s Monday Bytes Blog. Recently she posted Seth on Fear, drawing from another writer, Seth Godin...

Whether your teacher suggests a particular repertoire for lessons or you plan on auditioning for a school or festival, you can always...

BY PAULA, beauty through imperfection, August 2013 With the reduction/elimination of music education programs in public schools, there...

I believe most musicians struggle with work/life balance issues.  Balancing practice/preparation, managing time, preparing for auditions,...

What does it take to get audience members engaged in music today?  Now that’s a loaded question! Ask any musician, professional or...

I am looking forward to sharing, via this blog, useful information, resources and best practices that I come upon in my own studies and...