There was a songwriter who had a verse and a chorus going around his head for many years. He never found a satisfying bridge. Almost everyday woke up wondering if […]

That thing about fixing a shape one is trying to achieve with their instrument, that problem where you keep repeating the mistake instead of reaching the desired goal of executing […]

listening to my music on random this morning, realized how much better fortune cookies could be, if only. who cares if you’re too poor you can’t afford a pair of […]

two notes on a piano had slightly different perspectives on who they were and where they lived but both believed themselves unique. and they were (and they weren’t). they were […]

Planning an assignment in advance, for next year’s songwriting class. An assignment that excites me, think it would resonate with the students, but then I took a break, ran some […]

the emotional trombone student told their teacher they were quitting band because they didn’t believe in following this path any longer. they went back and forth constantly about whether to […]

A biologist who played the fiddle had an epiphany one day while noticing how cells travel the same pathways each day from the heart to the toes and back again. […]

there is an idea in chemistry called le chatelier’s principle, which states that when an organism is under threat, it does whatever it can to remain at equalibrium. if it […]

Book comes out next month. Did first interview for it last night. Two hosts and at certain point, Karim changed his tone and said ok I have a question now […]

a red winged blackbird dive bombed me last week. was amazing and surprised i wasn’t more shocked or frightened when it singled me out, trying to shoo me on my […]