Music, Musings, & Me

Are you a musician that should be practicing? Are you in between practice sessions or rehearsals and just need to unwind and let your mind wander? Or do you just need a swift kick in the pants to inspire you? Well, sometimes you need to stop procrastinating, stop dodging and just face the music, literally.

#BaermannChallenge: Flawless, Fearless, Phenomenal

It’s ironic how the fear of failure often acts as the greatest roadblock to success. How out of a desire to play correctly we play safely; and how the disbelief we have in ourselves and our fear of not being good enough, like a self-fulfilling prophecy, leads us to fail and not be good enough; and how in failing we prove to ourselves, because of fear and doubt, that we’re not good enough and then never take the necessary risks or let go of the constraints, the tension, the old, unhelpful habits to realize excellence and be excellent -- flawless, fearless, and phenomenal.

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Devon & Burgani: The Boutique Experience

Through what I can only describe as a serendipitous series of events I discovered or was lead to a brand of instruments unknown to me prior that have indeed exceeded my expectations and offer me a chance to redefine, curate, and hone my musical voice. They are Devon & Burgani.

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