As I have done many times over the past 10 years or so, I spent the last two days judging a state piano competition for high school students. I have always enjoyed it because I like being around musicians who are passionate about music. It is a joy to get to know those young musicians a bit.
Category Archives: Thoughts
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my dabbling with midi recording in my new studio. We talked about the huge cost benefits and some other benefits as well. Now, I am ready to scrap the idea.
If I am being honest, this comic strip hits home with me.
When you stop and think for a second, you can get a little overwhelmed by all the pitfalls and trouble your tongue can get you into. Sometimes, your speech may not be malicious. But you still need wisdom because even the most simple and innocent statement can be interpreted wrong.
Someone called me a few months ago and asked me if I knew of any pianists that might be willing to travel with his quartet. I will not name the quartet but if I did, a large percentage of you would recognize the name. They travel 40 weekends a year.
Two of my brothers and I have worked together for many years in business. Over Thanksgiving, we got into a discussion of our past and tried to come up with a list of our five dumbest business decisions.
I am not a child rearing expert, largely because I don’t have the experience to be. I am not qualified to give advice really, and this post is not intended to be that. Rather, it is a summary of some things I have been pondering in regards to child rearing. I am not an expert […]
Pine Lake Music is one of the larger retailers/distributors of Christian music in the country and they are only a short distance from my house. They host various seminars throughout the year including some geared toward church pianists. Sometimes I will go to them and there is always something I can learn.
In mid-2009, my family and I were on vacation in Washington DC when I made a startling discovery about my business. I realized that unless we had a very good sales day the next day, payroll checks were going to bounce.
I have been trying to relax for a few days after Friday’s concert, but the reality is that I am just very happy working. So yesterday, I worked on the kid’s school stuff all morning and at my office all afternoon. It felt good. The comments coming in from the concert have been interesting and […]
Some of you have no interest in the topic I am going to discuss today but others of you really get into the technical side of recording. For that reason, I want to talk about the audio set up for my concert next week.