I just saw a fabulous video, appropriate for teachers,musicians, and even children, about what happens when we copy creative works. While it might seem somewhat self-serving to blog about this, I will tell you that composers especially get so little of the money made from music that sometimes it’s completely un-motivating to write anything! If you want to know what makes what in the […]
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Want To Change the World or Your Profession? [Inspiration Point]
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 nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those […]
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Sacred Places [Inspiration Point]
Sacred Places [Inspiration Point]
There are no words necessary for this thing of beauty and inspiration.
iMake a place to sit down.Sit down. Be quiet.You must depend uponaffection, reading, knowledge,skill—more of eachthan you have—inspiration,work, growing older, patience,for patience joins timeto eternity. Any readerswho like your poems,doubt their judgment.iiBreathe with unconditional breaththe unconditioned air.Shun electric wire.Communicate slowly. Livea three-dimensioned life;stay away from screens.Stay away from anythingthat obscures the place it […]
Inspire Your Students with Great Performances
We’re always looking for ways to inspire our students, yes? I think a big part of the equation for inspiring others is being inspired ourselves. When we are passionate about what we do, this can really light a fire for others. Sometimes however, our passions and inspirations are far removed from our students. Have […]
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 article that Leila Viss wrote! She said her students were:
LOVING the Fall Book Bash! Everytime I punch a hole in a leaf they yell, “YESSSSS”.
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, they are making great progress in their lesson books, but more importantly they are coming up with all kinds of little “creative flairs” for their pieces. What’s thrilling to me is that several students who have never thought of […]
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Fall Lesson Book Bash Punch Card Details
Fall Lesson Book Bash Punch Card Details
In the last post, you learned about the exciting way that Leila Viss is motivating her students to move quickly through and be creative with their lesson books. I already shared this Fall Lesson Book Bash punch […]
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 I trained last week, and even continues to be good advice for me though more experienced in composing.
Fantastic Article on “Imagine: How Creativity Works”
I rarely pre-order a book, but the new book by Jonah Lehrer Imagine: How Creativity Works intrigues me enough that I pre-ordered today. It’s set to be released in just days, March 19th. I read the very interesting essay How to Be Creative by the author in the Wall Street Journal and […]
Creativity Traded for Efficiency
If you are interested at all in the concept of creativity, you need to read this Wall Street Journal article, “Chains That Set us Free.” Now, there have been any number of articles, musicians, and all kinds of creatives that talk about the benefits of setting limits when […]
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