Creativity

Want To Change the World or Your Profession? [Inspiration Point]

Trying something new as a teacher, composer, artist, or entrepreneur? I love this beautiful wisdom from Machiavelli:

And it ought to be remembered that there is [...]

Sacred Places [Inspiration Point]

There are no words necessary for this thing of beauty and inspiration.

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Make a place to sit down.

Sit down. Be quiet.

You must depend upon

affection, reading, knowledge,

skill—more [...]

Inspire Your Students with Great Performances

We're always looking for ways to inspire our students, yes? I think a big part [...]

A List of Creative Ideas for the Fall Lesson Book Bash

Suzanne from the Hilton Music Studio emailed me the other day to tell me how much she loved the Fall Lesson Book Bash [...]

Your Students Will Surprise You!

I'm a few weeks into the Fall Lesson Book Bash incentive program and I am absolutely thrilled with what my students are doing*. Yes, [...]

Fall Lesson Book Bash Punch Card Details

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Advice for Beginner Composers

This is a wonderful collection of advice from Ira Glass, writer and host of This American Life. It's great advice to the young songwriters that [...]

Fantastic Article on “Imagine: How Creativity Works”

I rarely pre-order a book, but the new book by Jonah Lehrer Imagine: [...]

Creativity Traded for Efficiency

If you are interested at all in the concept of [...]