WHAT YOU LEARN
LEARNING MUSIC
Stories, Insights, Lessons Learned
We’re excited to announced the release of What You Learn Learning Music, a conversation between jazz pianist and educator Kevin Bales and singer-pianist Mike Shaw on the life lessons that learning to play and perform music teaches.
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Music Life and Times
An ongoing discussion between internationally renowned jazz pianist Kevin Bales, and Mike Shaw, singer-pianist and author of the novel The Musician, argues that becoming an accomplished musician takes three commitments: discipline, self-acceptance or self-confidence,
and cooperation.
They are also the life lessons that music teaches those who would learn to play. Our podcast seeks to prove the premise through revelations about music and musicians past and present as well as from our own experiences as career musicians.
A top-ranked music podcast since 2023
The Joy of Playing &
Performing
“I fully endorse this magnificent and much needed book by Kevin Bales and Mike Shaw.”
William Scotty, Barnhart, Director, The Count Basie Orchestra
“What You Learn Learning Music adds support to the view that music is, above all, a powerful tool for social living.”
Samuel Markind, MD, Author of Music Between Your Ears
“Warm, wise, and richly personal, these conversations remind us that music, regardless of genre, is a language of humanity, capable of revealing who we are and bringing us closer to one another.”
William R. Langley, Resident Conductor, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
