There’s one thing that musicians all over the world consistently do not do well: have hobbies.

Hobbies can help you to become a better musician. Here’s how:

What do you do when you have to cram and learn your music more quickly than you would like?

Truth be told, I don’t always have the luxury to ease back in to practicing. When that happens, here’s what I do to make practice cramming more efficient and injury free.

Taking a break is wonderful - and necessary. But sometimes coming back to our instruments is a struggle. Here’s what I did recently to help me get back into the swing of practicing.

So, this question has been coming up a lot lately in my workshops: how do we hold our instrument without pain? Short of tying helium balloons to your clarinet, here’s a simple trick to make your instrument feel lighter…

How do we really make practice count?

Here’s my brain spinning out zingers left and right…

Place your hand gently on the two bumps of your collar bone at the base of your neck…