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Yesterday at Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner gave us a masterclass in resilience. Just weeks after his heartbreaking loss to Alcaraz at the French Open, he bounced back to claim the Wimbledon title, his first, and so well deserved. Whether you like tennis or not, take 5 min to watch the highlights of yesterday's championship: I love the sport and think tennis is such a brilliant metaphor for us as performers because it captures so well the psychological and emotional reality of what we face in ways...
Hey Reader! Have you ever wondered why some musicians seem to get more opportunities, land the interview, get called for the gig, more students, or bookings to present masterclasses or clinics? The difference often isn't in their musical abilities—it's in how they present themselves professionally through their materials! If I had a dollar for each time a student has put down their instrument in a lesson and said… “Actually… I have a question… How do I build a website? Or maybe it’s… “Do I...
"Uncertainty is the only certainty there is (and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security).” This quote is from John Allen Paulos, Temple University professor of mathematics and author of A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, I Think Therefore I Laugh, and Innumeracy, and is apt for the times we are living. But it also resonates with musicians because making music means working with a living art form. Ours is an art of the moment, and we've got to realize that things change...