Last night I was reading about The Gorillas In The Mist Lady, Ms. Jane Goodall. She was the one who spend years living with chimpanzee and gorillas in jungles. Her whole life was devoted to better understanding these creatures and then protecting them. There is no doubt it is what she was designed to do. [...]
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A Simple Piano Playing Lesson From Pheasant Hunting
Let me tell you a story about from last year. So Wifey was having her baby shower (due Jan 31st!) Pretty excited about that. Anyway. My buddy decided he was going to throw me a mini “guy” shower the same day. I was kicked out of the house and had to do something right? So… [...]
A Weird Way To Practice Piano That May Just Work
"come in like a love grenade, pull the pin and walk away" That's a line from my buddy Robert Deitch's new song called, "Make a mess of my heart." Paints a picture don't it? I have pulled the pin one too many times in my life. Thank the Lord I am married now. Now the [...]
The Dark Secret Every REAL Piano Player Is Hiding
Got a really interesting, and personal question from Joe (current student) the other day. “Have you every been in those moments where you are in a situation with other musicians who are clearly more advanced than you. If you have how have you dealt with it?” Joe ummm…. …yes, like pretty much every time I [...]
The Truth About Disappointment, NOT What You Think…
Do you ever find yourself disappointed? If you're breathing then chances are you do. I read something this morning that answers a lot of questions about life. Here it is: "All disappointment is the result of unmet expectations" BAM! Read that again. So think about it, whether its a relationship, work promotion, business you started [...]
