something about the water in hagersville
Someone told me about a location where musicians were very creative. It might be true that someone does more work somewhere beautiful but that’s never quite made sense to me […]
either or
Zen story about a monk in the 9th century that came upon a piano in the forest and wrote a song about the fact that everything is actually either physical […]
einstein
There was a thing going around attributed falsely to Albert Einstein, “We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are […]
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, […]
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 […]
the course this fall
There are poor people who voted for Trump and who have done worse under him but they are ok to repeat the soundbites and reassure themselves. Like showing injured lungs […]
glass solo
There was a tweet from Bernie Sanders on July 10th from Wall Street and while speaking to the camera a UPS delivery person passes him and without interrupting pats him […]
yes we’re going to a party party
On the track for the UP at Bloor I listened to the song of the train arriving with loud low frequencies and a single treble bell note floating in the […]
the mind is just like this too
The orchestra auditions are done behind a curtain so that the assessment is primarily about the tone generated and the sound of the execution. To whatever extent the player might […]