“Stop thinking of music as a sequence of notes, start with story first.” — Stephen Flick Hi All, “Perform the piano in a different manner. We bought a beat up spinet piano, loaded it on a forklift, and dropped it 30 feet onto the concrete floor of a warehouse.” That was my favorite suggestion I…
I’m not feeling very creative at the moment. It’s been a tough few weeks at home, the sort of exceptional and unpredictable moment in your year where everything’s hard, where your daily energy feels less like that of an Olympian ready to run up a mountain and more like someone who accidentally stuck their finger…
What is the role of an artist? There are a million answers to that question, and the best one is likely personal to you. Vincent Van Gogh famously said his role was to “bring the wretched a brotherly message,” helping people see that they’re not alone and that life can be deeply beautiful. Nina Simone…
Hi folks, The ingredients you put in your food really matter. Think of some of the best cuisines in the world — the way Italian food treats fresh, delicious ingredients in simple ways to let their flavors shine through. Or how the purveyors of French cuisine craft complex flavor combinations that can elevate individual components into something unexpected and…
Hi everyone, Do time constraints help you be more creative? Tough question. On the one hand, if someone asks you to solve a tough riddle in 30 seconds or a bomb will explode, I’m guessing it’s going to be a little difficult to bring your most thoughtful, divergent ideas to the table. On the other hand, there…
