Last week one of my students was having some trouble with memorizing a piece and asked if I had written anything about the subject. As it turns out, quite a lot. For a while I've been wrestling with m...

Many of those I’ve met in the profession with long, meaningful careers have had one thing in common: their careers don’t look typical. You’ve got to prioritize life because there’s no guarantee that s...

Life was so much easier when we felt we were at the end of history and the world could be predictably smooth sailing. But history is back and many of us are struggling with how to process the fast ...

One of the recurring conversations I've had recently has been about traits in people that are valuable in situations such as at work, with family, or friends. Like the stock market, the value of these...

Here’s a video of my student Carlos Rojas Rodriguez playing the Etude No. 6 from Franz Liszt’s Grande études de Paganini at The Royal Conservatory’s Mazzoleni Hall a few months ago (don’t shoot the vi...

What are the traits that are becoming more valuable vs. those that are losing value?  Quarter--Mile looks at this question  and comes up with some personal qualities that are becoming less...

My former student Emrys Bourdeau is a member of Whine Problem, a London-based punk band who just released Sleem, their debut EP. You can play the tracks from Bandcamp below; you can also find it on ...

The last few months have been busy as always, with our studios operating near capacity. My examining route in January took me to Toronto Central at the RCM building on Bloor Street as well as the Toro...

This is an article in draft that I found on my Drafts dashboard that I originally (mostly) wrote well over two years ago but never published. Although I did post the photos on Facebook, I never posted...

ALT: a close up of a man with a beard and long hair .

Navigating the accelerating rate of information that is constantly thrown at us is one of the evolving challenges that every one of us are navigating. Add to the mix the new regime in Washington and i...

I want to get back into blogging and I know how to do it. Start simple, start at the level of the blog post rather than planning too much. The goal is output rather than views or stats. That’s no long...

Without really meaning to, this week I’ve posted a few related articles around the theme of how to survive the next four years of the new oligarchical, authoritarian regime here in the US. I thought it would be helpful t

A challenge for Christians in the days ahead

Good advice for when you feel lost in your head, panic settling in, is to name tangible things around you. Grip the edge of the table, name it: I feel...

Luther Henderson III ’71E, ’73E (MM) has chosen the Eastman School of Music as home for his father’s Duke Ellington arrangements.

From John Ruffalo.

“My notes were like plans for a bridge”. …