FREE PLAY
So you have been playing for some time, can read music or trained in music, and now what? I just finished reading Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovitch. Here are some of my observations. There is such a fine line between professional training or skills, improvisation, and just playing freely. If these can be combined in some manner then I believe we would be playing freely. I have fought conformity my whole life. This can be seen in not only my playing music, but additionally wh
On Finding One’s Voice
One time I remember working on a particular song for over nine months before I felt confident in playing it in public. That's okay. It reconfirms something that I've known for quite some time. That is if one plays through a piece about a hundred times one will probably kind of know it. In other words, it took me awhile before I could “find my voice”. That is not just a matter or learning to sing on key. It is the process of making the song your own. It is the point at which
