Steven Pressfield in the “War of Art” talks about overcoming resistance. It’s a daily battle, he describes, for a creative person to sit down and get to work. Meanwhile, in “The Artist…
Category: Music Career
Tonight’s Musical Appreciations
Tonight I feel like appreciating some recent musical goings-on in my life:
The Book (Update #6)
Since blogging again this month, I have mentioned my book on piano-playing a bit. I wanted to go more in depth, so here’s an official update! Last month I printed out my…
Beethoven’s Third Symphony with my “Digital Orchestra”
A few months ago I found myself inspired to put the entire first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, ie the “Eroica,” onto Logic Pro. I wanted to see how my “digital…
Day 357: Taking Care of the Rest
When it comes to my creative career, these things are clear: These are my strengths. Thank you, Universe, for taking care of the rest 🙂 JOY EASE SATISFACTION WELL-BEING APPRECIATION INSPIRATION EXPANSION…
Day 352: The Book (Update #5)
Since my last update on the book, I have begun sharing my draft, or at least parts of it, with others. The first time I did this was last weekend, when I…
Day 345: More on Mental Attitude
(This is a continuation of a post I wrote a few months ago.) Your mental attitude, especially about yourself, is all important. As a piano teacher, I study mental attitude all the…
Day 337: The Book (Update #4)
Since my last update, I have continued organizing the draft of my piano-playing book. A few weeks ago, I printed nearly seventy-pages, which I read over, scribbling notes in the margins and…
Day 315: Work I Love
Today I found myself in a, shall we say, funky headspace. Fortunately, these days, I’m quicker to identify such things. I am also quite clear that it is just thoughts in my…
Day 264: Let’s Do This!
As I mentioned last time, I am now writing a book 🙂 It is about piano playing and shall incorporate my teaching and playing experience. I’m sure it will also draw from…