I have written before about the dangers of debt in business. The long and short of it is that I am not anti-debt. I just think you need to be very smart about it and you can’t let it ruin your life. Let me give you an example of good debt from a situation we are […]
Before I talk about concerts, let me mention that Marla and I are going to be gone most of the rest of the month. We are going to Europe (a few days in Barcelona and then a cruise on the Mediterranean). This is not a music trip or a business trip (though it is a […]
Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]
The poor airlines have been taking a beating lately. For whatever reason, social media campaigns against airlines just work well as we have seen in two very public episodes with United (the guitar incident a few years ago and the recent incident with the doctor that was dragged off a plane). My own experiences with […]
Read Part 1 here In Part 1, I introduced a general rule: the further from root the melody note is, the more sophisticated the sound is going to be. This is a general rule because it requires a lot of nuance and is not always true. For example, there will be occasions where you get a […]
Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]
As promised, here is a video I did to demonstrate some tips for how perform We’re Marching to Zion (my new arrangement). I don’t know that I have ever talked here on the blog about a few of these things but then I don’t know I have ever published an arrangement like this before either. […]
This is not necessarily going to be the most pleasant post I have ever written. Sometimes, what I think I need to say is not very pleasant. My goal is to tell the truth and also be helpful. This piece of writing is mostly geared at other professional musicians. Before I start, I want to […]
My kids are all into selling things these days. It is fun to watch and I don’t get too involved. My youngest tried to capitalize on the fidget spinner craze. (If you don’t know what those are, it is not the end of the world.) He went out and found an importer and bought maybe […]
I was recently at an event where lots of people were presenting songs and someone presented a song that sort of blew people away. It stood out in certain ways that made people sit up and take notice. In my opinion, there was one huge factor that made it stand out and I want to […]
Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]