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The Difference Between Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do

May 19, 2015 · by · in Performance, The Music Life · Leave a comment

Love what you do, and do what you love, so the saying goes. The two phrases are inextricably tied together, but don’t confuse one for the other. Loving what you do… …is a choice. …will make you successful. …will inspire others to do the same. …is a daily commitment to not let jealousy, greed, or […]

Why Your Degree Title is Wrong

August 30, 2012 · by · in Performance, Practice, Teaching, The Music Life · 4 Comments

Students in colleges today put so much emphasis on their degree titles, on their specialty. Now, I firmly believe that to be great at what you do (and I believe anything less than great isn’t worth doing), you do have to specialize, in a sense. But I have a serious problem with the structure degree […]

The Art of Being a Music Major

August 23, 2012 · by · in Miscellaneous, The Music Life · 2 Comments

In honor of everyone going back to school, here are some things you’ll wish you’d done after you graduate: Go to more recitals. Drink less. Study more.  Practice way more. Pay attention in your core curriculum classes. Throw yourself completely into music. Realize how lucky you are to be a music major in college. Think about […]