Music from the Inside Out
If you’ve read any of my recent blog posts, you know that I believe music should exist without the element of competition. The American Idol-ization of music (and fashion design, and dance, and…) holds up an extrinsic prize to motivate musicians. #MusicIsNotACompetitiveSport American Idol auditionee And American Idol-type shows and contests give audience members the idea that one singer is “better” than all the rest. Unlike sport, there is no way to judge a musical perf
Rhythm Cups Game, Take Two
Here’s Andrew playing his favorite game — Rhythm Cups:
2 Horrible Days
There have been two really bad days in my musical life thus far. One was when I got a III rating in a piano festival when I was about 15. (III means “good” but it’s the worst rating there is…so therefore, bad) And the other one was when I was judged the Overall Winner at my university’s competition among all the wind players, string players, pianists, and singers. You might be surprised that this was one of my worst days, but I will explain. In recent posts, I looked at how
