Friends, we are the artists in the world at this time. Let that sink in. We are, to quote Arthur Shaughnessy, the "music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." If you're making songs, poems, paintings, dances, or anything else that was born first in your imagination and heart and then brought forth [...]
You've heard of Shark Week, of course, and what a great idea to devote a week to these amazing nearly preternatural creatures. But this week, my musical friends, is SCALE WEEK. I hope you'll join me! Yes, it's a week to enjoy the foundations of our musical language and to practice scales every day. I [...]
I love April because although we can celebrate and enjoy poetry all year, we dedicate EXTRA love and attention to poetry this month. And that makes me happy! As always, I'm celebrating by writing a poem each day. This year, for the first time ever, I'm nine for nine - meaning, that I haven't yet [...]
