Thoughts of Music - Episode 8: Why We Should Seek Heroes, Not Mentors

What’s the difference? 

Heroes inspire us to follow our own path. Mentors tell us which path to take. When you follow a mentor, you do what they do. When you follow a hero, you do as they do. And to bring the point home even further: One gives you a map to follow, the other allows you to create and revise your plan as you go along.

Thoughts on Music - Episode 7: Developing Good Habits versus Setting Goals

Here, I'm discussing the benefits of developing good habits, versus setting goals. SETTING GOALS enables you to reach that desired place.

DEVELOPING GOOD HABITS enables you to stay there. Goal = a quick fix solution Good habits = a way of life

Thoughts on Music - Episode 6: The Note Onion Theory

Here, I'm discussing The Note Onion Theory. Layer 1. Making the note sound Layer 2. Making the note ring Layer 3. Making the note sing

Thoughts on Music - Episode 5: Art and the Three Cycles of Functiionalities

Art usually passes through three (3) cycles of functionality.

Cycle 1: Starts as a perspective
Cycle 2: Becomes a movement
Cycle 3: Settles into a tradition. 

Thoughts on Music - Episode 9: The Era of Squandering

I've often said that this period in time will be known as "The Era of Squandering." The year 1928 was the time of the Great Depression. The year 2020 is the Great Disconnection.

Thoughts on Music - Episode 8: Why We Should Seek Heroes, Not Mentors

What’s the difference? 

Heroes inspire us to follow our own path. Mentors tell us which path to take. When you follow a mentor, you do what they do. When you follow a hero, you do as they do. And to bring the point home even further: One gives you a map to follow, the other allows you to create and revise your plan as you go along.

Thoughts on Music - Episode 4: Three Types of Musical Communities

There are three types of communities that we tend to align ourselves with:

1. Internal communities: our sources of inspiration that exist primarily in our hearts and minds. Folks whose music, philosophy, and vision we've internalized deeply.

2. Cyber communities: those with whom we interact online, usually through social media.

3. External communities: those with whom we interact in person.