As musicians, and more generally, artists, we strive to create a connection between ourselves and the audience. Our job is to make them feel what we feel.

But what if we don’t feel what we want to feel? Everybody has had that rush of emotion in their lives before. Whet...

In some form or another, the phrase “those that cannot do, teach” resonates in many professional fields. The field of music holds no exception. This phrase exists primarily due to the disconnection between two seemingly different worlds: professional music performance...

Why use a Practice Routine?

Routines can be a performer’s best friend when done well and an enormous waste of time and energy when done poorly. A routine can help ensure that we hit all the important fundamentals required to play our instrument well in a sequence that...