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Confidence Not Arrogance

Playing music is analogous in many ways to playing sports. One of the key elements...

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Love Jazz? Take In a Local Jazz Jam

For people who love jazz, jazz jam sessions, especially in Atlanta, are one of the...

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Friends for Life

One of the benefits of learning to play and perform music is doing so with...

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Are You Entrepreneurial?

The final chapter of our book, What You Learn Learning Music, to be released November...

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Persistence

One of the things you learn learning music is to be persistent. Music teaches you...

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Sonny Rollins: Risk Taker

Sonny Rollins passed away on May 25 at age the of 95. The legendary saxophonist...

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Sharing

As Kevin Bales and Mike Shaw prepare for the November release of our new book,...

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When Music Comes Into the Living Room

I’ve played major venues. I’ve played festivals. I’ve played concert halls. But some of the...

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Making Music Together Is a Form of Civic Life

In many communities, music programs are described in terms of enrichment. They add color to...

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Singing Together Is a Skill We Forgot We Needed

There’s a moment that happens when a group of people starts singing together. At first...

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