Music Leadership

The following contains excerpts from the book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader (Herminia Ibarra). In this continuation of the book, information is given to help the musician and artist develop an ever-widening sphere of influence. And influence is the core...

The following contains excerpts from the book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader (Herminia Ibarra). As an artist and musician, the role and value of leadership is rarely discussed. However, to create lasting influence in culture, it requires development in these...

The following contains excerpts from the resource, “A Leader’s Guide to Innovation” (Carnegie Training Institute). Having been involved in Classical music, I noticed early on a phenomenon that became particularly important in a musician’s career path, and that was the...

The following contains excerpts from the book, 25 Ways to Win With People (John Maxwell). I have been a musician for the majority of my life, and as I have grown as a musician and artist, my understanding of what makes music successful has also developed over the...

The following contains excerpts from the book, Blink (Malcolm Gladwell). Training is the musician/artist’s best friend. Deep training provides the artist with the confidence he will need to overcome even the worst-case scenarios on the journey of influential...

The following contains excerpts from the resource, Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact (Assessment) (Carnegie Training). Learning to communicate with others is essential in successful musical and artistic collaboration. In our music school in Odessa Texas, we hope...

The following contains excerpts from the book, Becoming a Person of Influence (John Maxwell). Ultimately, the goal of a musician or artist is not to make great music, but rather for that music to influence others. Influence is leadership. In our music school in Odessa...

The following contains excerpts from the book, As a Man Thinketh (James Allen). Musicians and artists must ultimately learn to navigate the space between their ears, the internal space of thought and imagination successfully. The contents of this book challenge the...

The following contains excerpts from the book, Attitude 101 (John Maxwell). What I have come to believe about music is that it is not predominantly sound.  Of course, we hear music.  But that is not its essence. I have come to believe that music is relationships....