Working with a client today and the need to go slow to go fast in his business was slapping him upside the face. I know just how he’s feeling because it’s been slapping me, too – specifically with my flugelhorn. For one year, my teacher has emphasized that in practicing the flugel, which takes great [...]
A few weeks ago on American Idol, top six contender Lauren Alaina, had a breakthrough. In fact, her voice broke. And that was a good thing. How’s that?! Background: The judges have been pushing Lauren to go further – that good as she is, she hasn’t hit her greatness yet, because fear is holding her [...]
About a year ago, I started playing the flugelhorn. I didn’t even know what a flugelhorn was (think Chuck Mangione) until a few weeks before I went online, bought a horn, and starting playing. I’m a pianist, so blowing a horn is new to me. But with the assist of a great teacher, Ross Hill, [...]