“Programs are a bit like prix-fixe menus in a restaurant: We can’t serve music à la carte . . . so our menu has to be quite diverse and – tasty.” -Eckart Preu, conductor The Musician’s Way, p. 212 Data from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts show that two of the...
“ Confident performance is not a fluke, but the product of imaginative and consistent synthesis of technical and emotional work. ” -Frank R. Wilson The Musician’s Way, p. 146 In a highlight of the 2024 Grammy Awards ceremony, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman sang her...
Audience development should be a top priority of every musician and arts organization. For musicians and arts organizations to achieve financial sustainability, it’s vital that they develop new audiences and build communities of supporters. Attracting and...
“Deep practice integrates all that you are – your body, mind, and spirit.” The Musician’s Way, p. 20 Expert musicians possess numerous abilities that are apparent on stage – rich tone, fluent execution, dramatic interpretation, secure memory, and so forth....
“Your central tasks are finding inner peace and strength, on the one hand, and being very well-prepared for your performances, on the other.” -Eric Maisel, author & psychologist The Musician’s Way, p. 146 In The Musician’s Way, I show that stage fright arises due...
“If your programming ideas aren’t working, don’t blame your audiences.” The Musician’s Way, p. 212 For aspiring musicians, career sustainability depends on audience growth. Problem is, a standard conservatory education doesn’t equip graduates with...
