Auxiliary skills for musicians: concert and album programs

There are numerous considerations in planning concert programs, so I can’t address them all. And if you’re planning a degree recital, you may have some…
Auxiliary skills for musicians: shooting video

Even before the pandemic, video was becoming a necessity for musicians. You need audition videos for festivals and grad school, and you need to be…
Auxiliary skills for musicians: public speaking

Most musicians are going to have to speak in public at some point. While the most famous soloists may get away with only playing, it’s…
Auxiliary skills for musicians: editing audio

I’ve been planning to write on this for awhile, but with The Rise of Covid, more musicians have been asking for this kind of information.…
The Junk Synth

This is a long running project–a suitcase containing a number of small sound-making gadgets and kits I’ve acquired and built, connected together to streamline the…
About taking breaks

We are coming upon the end of another year. This one has obviously been quite strange. And while I’ll reflect on my own year in…