Conceptually, “Building a Musical Life” is the idea that if music is important to us, it’s worth structuring our lives to support a...

As musicians, one of the most insidious obstacles we face to working on music is procrastination: the irresistible desire to do anything...

"It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently...

As we work hard to become the musicians and artists we aspire to be, it can be helpful to have the support of others who are on the same...

“The easiest way to learn directly is to simply spend a lot of time doing the thing you want to become good at.” - Scott Young One of our...

Putting in thousands of hours honing our craft is essential for becoming the musicians and artists we aspire to be. Unfortunately, there...

“Any significant change requires significant practice.” - Brad Stulberg All musicians know how important practicing is to our craft, but...

“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what is in Fortune's control...

In the world of music, a variety of factors will dictate how much, and how quickly, we improve. This can include what we focus on, the...

"It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don't want to live the...

“Nothing comes from nowhere. Not success. Not inspiration. Not the muses. Not writer’s block. Everything is a lagging indicator. Of...

As musicians, we are required to constantly overcome challenges. We face those related directly to our music, like working through a...

Information is more abundant and easier to access than at any other time in history. Invaluable resources like websites, books, videos,...

“[T]here are many occasions when words are useless, and only deeds will make a man’s meaning plain; often enough, too, it is easy to...