madwoman
Something that always bugged her was how many students never practice until one day it hit her, this is exactly her relationship with her own consciousness. She implores her mind, […]
teaching
duality improv
a journalist asked a musician what’s more fun performing or touring and the musician replied it’s a good thing you didn’t ask what’s worse. then they journalist asked what’s worse […]
the A student
The business of school often feels like a game and I try to learn the rules but no simple playbook. The nice thing about being solo is you make your […]
first work
watched a tutorial on how to draw. so mysterious, why i cannot as well as i want. in the tutorial they reduced parts into geometric shapes. very similar to people […]
poetry critic
Early days in Toronto wishing there was a way to be a performing musician, prior to finding open stages which nurtured all that, I would drool over the places where […]
in this course we will study songwriting
Years ago my then lawyer, Chris, took all the usual language when you are hired to score something, all the points that make no sense and require a translator for […]
crackhead
She frequently asks me for stories about when I was little. One time I told her about the cracks along the cement path between the street and front door of […]
connected
Heard about a guitarist who played through a distortion pedal and thought his playing though the pedal was the cause of the distortion but Bob Moog’s wife’s 3rd cousin said it […]
thinking not thinking benjamin moore
When I asked the guy at the paint store what kind brush I should use for the job in my hallway, he answered with musical metaphors so it seemed to […]
this is the awning of the cage of asparagus
mother: what did you learn today? daughter: polyrhythms mother: what do you think. daughter: they’re amazing. mother: because… daughter: because it’s like the moon and […]