Creating a Culture of Trust

Integrity characteristics can be integrated into the life of the whole musician—the musician with all the different parts working well and delivering the functions that they were designed to deliver to students, colleagues, and audiences.

Pedagogical Thought from Einstein

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”        Albert Einstein What a thought-provoking pedagogical concept!

As A Musician, Do You Care About the Greater Good?

You care about the greater good. You make decisions that will benefit the entire organization. As a musician, it is sometimes tempting to think first about ourselves, to look inward, and “hole-up” in our practice rooms, music studios, offices, or church sanctuaries.  After all, everything we do and everything we are about requires hours and [...]

Keeping Your Word

The dictionary definition of integrity uses three words: wholeness, unity, and honesty. “When talking about integrity, we are talking about being a whole person, an integrated person, with all our different parts working well and delivering the functions that they were designed to deliver.” We look at the necessity of keeping your word as a music teacher to gain trust within a community or group of individuals such as a student cohort.