Generations: How Dreams Create Opportunity 

I was in high school when we learned that my Grandfather had fallen from a ladder in his garage while trying to change a light bulb. He was in his eighties,…

Leadership is a highly valuable asset. It is not something you beg, borrow, or steal. It isn’t something you can really even talk your way into, and it certainly isn’t something you can fake for very long. No – in…

Game Plan: How To Set And Achieve Your Goals!  

Music lessons are an incredible vehicle for learning how to make massive change through massive action. We cannot simply sign up to learn something and then expect our results. There…

Shape Beats For Kids: A Simple And Fun Approach To Learning The Drums 

We recently sat down with drummer, instructor, and author Tim Carman to discuss his new instruction book, Shape Beats For Kids: A Simple and Fun Approach…

The creative mind can be hard to pin down. With the endless daydreaming and limitless sense of possibility, there’s no telling how connected a student’s abilities are to their ideas. As a parent watching your child gain increased skill on his…

Post Mortem Jukebox 

I know what you’re thinking…Did I read that correctly? Did he mean Postmodern Jukebox, the YouTube sensation that creates swing and jazz versions of popular songs? Has Chris lost his mind? No, my mind is intact,…

The Allure Of Being A Performer

It was never about any amount of fame or fortune, exotic travels, or even a particular type of magic. When I was just a young boy, my mother bought me a magic kit.…

Blake, Adam, Alicia, and Gwen are waiting…. 

Part of knowing what school activities students will participate in comes down to “tryouts” or even the dreaded “audition.” School bands, orchestras, ensembles, choirs, plays, and musicals will usually hold their auditions within the…

COME TOGETHER

“We’re on each other’s team.” These words cut through the noise of a typical day in Los Angeles traffic, traveling from student to student, rehearsal to gig, apartment to the grocery store and back again. With a…

Music is harmony; it is a universal public good that knows no boundaries. In the wake of tragedies both in France and Lebanon, along with the almost weekly news on domestic threats, I cannot help but feel helpless. What are…

Around The World 

I have to ask myself the question, “What is real life?” Two days after returning from Barcelona I hopped on a plane to play shows in Chattanooga and Atlanta before returning to Los Angeles to teach and prepare…

Who's In Your Corner? 

Yes, it’s true…I am getting married in just a few days. In trying to decide what to write for this month's feature amidst wedding planning, touring, and teaching; an overwhelming sense of encouragement came over me. The…