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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
I have read many theological discussions and defenses of the arts, and I am always torn in my response to them. For one thing, it saddens me when we feel the need to justify art by making it serve some other non-artistic purpose like teaching morality. But also, many of these defenses of art (think of Christian justifications for fantasy) seem to be afflicted […]
When a giant figure like Steve Jobs dies, everyone feels a need to comment. Of course, writing or commenting often helps us process our grief and shock in sad moments like these. But, sifting through the volume of comments and articles can be overwhelming.
I don’t have anything new to say about Steve Jobs’ death of legacy, however I think I found just the right article […]
I bought a book last weekend called Art & Fear: Observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking. I have yet to determine if it’s a good book, but there have been a number of good points made that I wanted to share. Especially for the very reflective individual, I found this particular quote […]
While this is not necessarily inspirational, it does remind me that it is normal if the process of composing is often difficult, tiring, and taxing. It also made me chuckle. Here is a reflection on writing from Gene Fowler:
Writing is easy: all you have to do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.”
Quite a few people commented and sent me messages about the life-altering quote from G. K. Chesterton on repetition. I thought it might be good to tell you the source of this in case you want to read this fantastic book yourself. The quote is from the 4th chapter called “The Ethics of Elfland.” Doesn’t that chapter title just make you want to read […]
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