Motiwhat?

Like many people, failure is my biggest motivator.  When I walk out of a lesson, rehearsal, or performance and can feel the disappointment radiating from my teachers, I find new motivation to practice and be better. While the old and the wise may say that failure is a bad motivator …

My Skills

Often times as artists we have skills that we do not recognize, and many times we do not even consider what others …

Elevator Pitch

So, how do you like that new Oboe and percussion duet? The ethnic one, Homage to Hafiz? Haven’t heard it?! We need …

Isn’t it obvious?

When I first read this prompt and watched this video, my first thought was, “How in the world does this apply to …

Reeds, reeds, reeds

Four years my work habits were very different than what they are today.  When I was in high school, I could stay …

Unexpected

When most of you, my peers, read this, you probably won’t recognize who it is writing.  For those of you I don’t …