Music is my calling, but I spent years deeply unhappy in my musical experience. This is how I healed my relationship with music.

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 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...

With the ubiquity of digital tools like social media and YouTube, it’s easier than ever to share art, ideas, and ourselves with the...

When designing our musical lives, there are many strategies we can deploy to help us reach our goals and make the most of our time. While...

“Keep reminding yourself of the way things are connected, of their relatedness. All things are implicated in one another and in sympathy...

With the accessibility of the internet, it is easier than ever to know exactly what other musicians are doing, playing, and creating. We...

A large part of being a musician is having lofty goals and ambitions. We might want to be the best player possible on our chosen...

“It’s my failure to sound like my heroes that’s allowed me to sound like myself.” - John Mayer One of the most fulfilling parts of being...

“Music can’t be everything.” - James Blake, “Meet You In The Maze” When we feel called to pursue music in any way, shape, or form, it’s...

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

When constructing our musical lives and identities, we often draw inspiration from our favourite musicians. Whether we resonate with the...

Deliberate planning is essential to building our ideal musical life. We want to be clear about what we’re aiming for, and have a concrete...

"What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." - Hecato quoted in Seneca's Letters from a Stoic...

Music is a widely appreciated artform, and an important feature in many of our daily lives. It can connect people to themselves and...

"Nearly everything awesome takes longer than you think. Get started and don't worry about the clock." - James Clear Getting good at music...

“When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a...

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

“[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...

Throughout my years of teaching music, I often felt an expectation from some of my students: That I should convince them of why they...