“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” -Charles Mingus, bassist The Musician’s Way, p. 55 Musical problem-solving requires creative thinking, yet the style of thinking that’s commonly...
I just finished watching President Obama’s State of the Union speech. Regarding education, the President said, “Instead of funding the status quo, we only invest in reform – reform that raises student achievement, inspires students to excel in math and science, and...
Have you ever been confounded by a thorny passage that wouldn’t come together? You know, the sort of material where even after days of working on the music, you notice no real improvement. Probably every musician encounters such problem spots from time to time....
