Stories from the Road: Expect the Unexpected Part II
After the first gig we decided to unwind a little bit and let our hair down. It was a great bonding experience that went well into the night. As we made our way back to the hotel we realize that we haven’t eaten dinner and, in many cases (mine specifically), we were running on yesterday’s breakfast. The life of a musician is not that glamorous as we were staying at a Ramada outside of Atlantic City so the only rations available were from vending machines. So after scraping together as many quarters as we could find we sat down for a late night feast of chips and candy bars.
Read More...Stories from the Road: Expect the Unexpected Part I
I sometimes find it difficult to maintain updates on my blog. Especially when the topics I’ve limited them to are based on teaching and the challenges that I’m currently facing are more performance based. So, I’ve decided to bridge my performance experience as teaching advice in the form of a parable.
Read More...When A Favorite Student Moves On
As the summer begins many students go to camp, vacation, etc. or simply take a break from lessons. This is a common occurrence; however, this week one of my students said goodbye not “for now,” but rather “for good.” At first, I was caught by surprise and my initial reaction was sadness. I’m not naive enough to think that students will stay in lessons forever but this is one of those unique situations. Sometimes kids move on and another shows up to fill the void; but, in this case, I’m going to miss this person.
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