“If you’re looking to curtail nervous interference, then repeating what you’ve always done isn’t going to bring new results.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 146 The Fall-Winter 2016-17 issue of The Musician’s Way Newsletter has now arrived in subscribers’...
“Lifelong creativity isn’t given to you. You must earn it and attend to it every day.” —Eric Maisel Creativity for Life, p. 319 To build creative, satisfying careers, we musicians need to cultivate both artistic and professional abilities. Nonetheless, few music...
“Practicing is not forced labor; it is a refined art that partakes of intuition, of inspiration, patience, elegance, clarity, balance, and, above all, the search for ever greater joy in movement and expression.” —Yehudi Menuhin, violinist The Musician’s Way, p....
“Let your community feed your creativity.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 313 When we put on concerts, we work hard to ensure that everything goes well. All too often, though, we only give one performance in a community, when, with a bit more effort, we could touch countless...
“The Musician’s Way is fantastic, and is a must-read for every student and professional. . . . The book is a gold mine of information that will help musicians around the world.” —International Trumpet Guild Journal, Oct. 2011 The Spring/Summer...
