Nov 19, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Cultivating an Unshakable Character (Jim Rohn). As a musician, I have come to see music as more than simply sound, but rather as relationships. I was impressed by Duke Ellington’s habit of listening to the individuals in...
Nov 19, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the resource, Dale Carnegie’s Secrets of Success (Carnegie Institute). Having been a musician my entire life, I have seen many very talented and capable artists who were successful in their craft fail miserably in life as a result...
Oct 30, 2025 | Articles on Music
Even though receiving an inspired idea from a moment of inspiration seems easily obtained, it takes work to bring that idea into maturity and completion. The process of motivic development or meditation of the idea takes work and patience. When I was a boy, my...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
According to Constitutional scholar and business entrepreneur, Patrick Byrne, the freedoms we enjoy in America and in the Western countries throughout the world, can be traced from Jerusalem, to Athens, to Rome, to the Netherlands, to England, to America. The...
Oct 27, 2025 | Articles on Music
Throughout the history of Western Art Music, following the progression of its development, there are several ‘defining moments’ in terms of the systems that have been made available to composers. I am not referring to the instruments, per se, but rather the...
