Five types of practice you need to know
Over the past few summers, I've devoted just enough time to my golf game that I've progressed from being a golfer who's pleasantly...
Think slow, tune fast
I'm in the semi-final round of a principal timpani audition. Big orchestra, good job. The first two things on the round are two excerpts...
Strategies for better time and rhythm
There are few musical building blocks as foundational as time and rhythm. Mastery of each is critical to both giving polished-sounding...
Why are we so out-of-tune?
Good intonation is one of the pillars of musicianship for those of us who play pitched instruments. It's also an area in which many...