Perform To Win

I'm making a massive assumption that people don't get tired of you. But if you do identify one or two variances that might possibly suggest that this could be, take heart that I'd be stunned if NONE of this applied! We all experience little moments like this, yet it's the respected successful musician constantly looking to get better that is freed from guilt.

The selfish musician is a drain on all our energyThe Queen of EntitlementMake sure there's someone there to listen

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Playing or singing in a musical ensemble is the epitome of team activities. But many musicians let their teams down far more often than they realize, thinking they are doing good.

Get stuck taking the lead or the bottomLetting the team and the whole ensemble downWork with your Section Leader or Conductor

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Our health may not be the most invigorating topic, and you might be as tired as I am of hearing about diets and exercise and obesity and... As always, clichés are born from grains of truth, no matter how much we don't want them to be.

Attention-grabbing headlines turn heads and sensationalize what might otherwise be just a strong, solid response to a problem, not an actual hostage situation.

The way you play or sing, your posture, your sound quality, your sight-reading ability, your smile when you perform...

Whatever you identify, pick one that makes your heart leap a little bit... that one thing you do in which you find joy, or that makes you smile when you think of it.

It remains by far the most thrilling part of my job as a conductor - seeing an ensemble accomplish far more than they thought possible, not because they were copying anyone else, but because they found their own way, individually AND collectively, to be better musicians.

mes we start life by replicating others. Your master or role model hasn't lived the life you have, and therefore you should not expect to live their life, either.

Probably two of the biggest problems we have in society are the need to appear busy, and multi-tasking.

Perhaps the worst of society's social wannabes are those who do both!

Our teachers have their own interests, and many times if we like that teacher or that had a strong impact on us, then we follow just what we have experienced from that perspective.

Exposing our students to multiple styles and genres of music is a rare thing among music teachers.

Because musicians focus so much on the technical aspect of performing, many of them get labelled and boxed into believing they are only good at that one thing.