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Orchestra Conductors and Some Common Mythologies of Leadership
One of the most commonly asked questions I get when I give a presentation to an outside-the-music-business audience is, “what exactly does the conductor do??” The mythology of conductors, which has been fertilized for eons by orchestral press offices, is … Continue reading
Dealing with Gatekeepers
The topic for today’s blog on originality is “gatekeepers.” Gatekeepers affect just about every aspect of your life. Everything you see in a store was selected by a “gatekeeper,” that is to say, someone that you may have never met … Continue reading
Time Management, Musician Style
Many, many years ago I was playing a Boston Pops tour, and as fate and/or chance might have it, on one fairly long bus ride I ended up sitting next to Fred Buda. For those of you who do not … Continue reading
A Salute to Rotary Clubs
Four years ago, I found myself at one of those major crossroads of life (not my favorite location), and after much cogitation, I decided it was time to seriously strike out on a path of doing what I’ve always wanted … Continue reading
Managing fear with good breathing habits
Today’s post is yet another little tip about being creative, and about effective performance and presentation, and just good health in general. For many people, performing is a very stressful and frightening experience. To be perfectly honest, when I give … Continue reading
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Techniques of Being Creative
Last May I had the extraordinary pleasure of being invited down to Nassau to see the National Orchestra of the Bahamas perform my Peter VS the Wolf. What fun. I had a free day the first day, so I indulged … Continue reading
A new approach to arts education
Last summer, I was invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Florida Orchestra Association. After an hour of regaling them with outrageous tales from my musical memoir, "Real Men Don’t Rehearse," they asked me to give my vision of … Continue reading
Customer Personas on a Grand Scale
I’ve been reading this book lately titled "The New Rules of Marketing & PR" by David Meerman Scott. A marketing Guru friend of mine, Kathy Greenler Sexton, turned me onto this guy’s web site, and his web site is what … Continue reading
Dealing with Writer’s Block
One of the questions I am occasionally asked is, "how do I deal with writer’s block?" Well, the shorter answer is, "I don’t." I address the issue of "creativity blockage" in one of the chapters in my book "Principles of … Continue reading
performance tips, or, “audience-ology” Pt 1
Okay boys and girls, today I’m going to share yet another of my favorite inside tips on presenting/performing/speaking more effectively. While I often rail against the problem of too much conformity everywhere one looks, today we’re going to consider how … Continue reading
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