I have made amazing, huge, horrifying mistakes under the influence of performance anxiety (a.k.a. stage fright). I vividly remember an All-State Band audition I took my senior year of high school: I was auditioning on trumpet, an instrument I had
Buying your/your kid’s first guitar
For me, needing to spend a significant amount of money on an item, when I have no idea what I’m doing, makes me feel completely overwhelmed. Just imagining needing to get my car fixed for a tick/cough/sputter makes my
Music + Technology = Better Practice, Part 2
I’ll start with a caveat—I’m not any sort of technical guru, but I have been able to utilize technology in private lesson instruction and in music classrooms. The simplest reason as to “why” I use technology is for student self-assessment.
Music + Technology = Better Practice Part 1
I really like apps. I love how I can deposit a check, take online classes, and read books all on my iPad. And while we still call them “phones”, isn’t it amazing how much can be done with these computers