Going paperless

Although I am a lover of organization, I do tend to find myself going through cycles with paper.  Paper is hard to keep organized and being so thin, the mess sneaks up on you.  “Oh, it’s just one piece of paper, I don’t want to deal with it right now” turns...

How to avoid losing your voice

While most instrumentalists fear overuse and the muscle pain associated with it, vocalists see overuse manifest itself in them losing their voices.  Again, the best defense is good technique, but illness or overuse will compromise even the best technique. My...

How to recover from overuse

I’ve written several articles about practicing now.  As you increase the number of hours spent at your instrument, you increase your risk of injury.  The number 1 defense against this is good technique, yet even if you have great technique, you can still...