Jun 26, 2026 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Turn the Ship Around (L. David Marquet) At our music school in Midland, Texas we believe that music is more than sound, it is relationships. When dealing with the subject of Leadership, relationships become paramount,...
Jun 26, 2026 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Trust Works (Ken Blanchard, Cynthia Olmstead, Martha Lawrence). This book sets forth four areas in which trust is either built on or sabotaged: Competence, Integrity, Care for Others, and Reliability. These are...
Jun 26, 2026 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, The Art of the Deal (Donald J. Trump). Reading this book, published in 1987 brought back a sense of nostalgia, since I was in New York at the time he was building the various projects he talk about in his book. He was in...
Jun 26, 2026 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, The Art of the Deal (Donald J. Trump). Reading this book, published in 1987 brought back a sense of nostalgia, since I was in New York at the time he was building the various projects he talk about in his book. He was in...
Jun 26, 2026 | Articles on Music
When we use the term ‘stage presence,’ it is generally regarded as a quality of a performer to connect to the audience. Most people sitting in a concert or watching a show don’t know why, they just like the person performing. Whether or not, behind the scenes, the...