What Can Classical Music do for You?
March is Music in Our Schools Month. Sometimes when I take on a private student who has previously given up on, or has never had music lessons, they can very fearful. Grown men who tower over me tremble when they Read More …
I am happy to speak to your group or school. I can tailor my speech length from twenty minutes upwards. Topics: Classical Music and Education Why Classical Music? Classical Music and Your Health (can be tailored to specific health conditions) Read More …
The Foole doth thinke he is wise, but the wiseman knowes himselfe to be a Foole. —William Shakespeare, As You Like It If you’re not familiar with the Dunning-Kruger Effect, it simply states that incompetent people, because they lack the Read More …
I’ve spent the last month doing a lot of research for two new projects for this site to be launched on January 1st, and I’ve run across some major headaches in promoting the work of local and international classical music groups. Read More …
There is a general feeling among teachers that in order to succeed, you must offer every style of music, and teach every instrument from accordion to zither, in order to have a viable studio. However, having subsequently accepted students from Read More …
As the manager and music director of a vocal ensemble, I am the person who negotiates the contracts with employers. Often, people are shocked at the price we charge ($100 per performance, per hour, per person). Somehow they think that Read More …
If I had to put this Shakespearean reference in terms of my business, I would say that my grasp is my local area, my current and former students, and those people with whom I interact on a regular basis. Imagine Read More …
With all the unemployment and economic issues in the USA today, I thought I’d chime in with my own two cents’ worth of ideas. Not that I don’t want to get back to reading research, but the economy has been Read More …
It is a simple, established law of nature: you can’t fight physics and win. Yet almost without exception, each student who comes in to my studio wants everything to work within their preconceived notions of how playing or singing should Read More …
It often happens–a child whines for music lessons, and begins, and after a month or two realizes she or he is not going to immediately sit down and master the instrument in a few weeks. Worse, the child is introduced Read More …
