"Good Enough"
In sixth grade, my homeroom teacher had a poem on the wall that stuck with me over the years: GOOD ENOUGH All too often “good enough” is where the weak hearts stop. It keeps the very best in them from rising to the top. “Enough” implies just getting by, and “good” falls short of best. So “good enough” is average stuff and seldom meets the test. But you don’t have to settle there; you have what it takes. Push yourself to do your best, it’s how you get the “breaks.” Remember th
Equipment, Accessories, and Apps, oh my!
I would guess that the number one thing I get asked is about my tuba and tuba-related equipment. I often tell students that as long as you're practicing efficiently and effectively, equipment isn't that big of a deal. If you have good equipment, it will work. To that effect, I often share one of my favorite anecdotes. When I was a TA at FSU, I would always work the FSU Summer Music Camps. For three or four weeks, thousands of middle- and high-school students flooded FSU's cam
