Noticing spring and some thoughts on making room for new stories.
Read MoreIt’s time for the #100dayproject! This year, I’m focusing on a theme: On Being Alive. Join me?
Read MoreIn my time as an audience member, I got to observe what makes a composed musician. I understood that my experience is not unique. In fact, it’s part of the job that no one teaches you. You don’t have to toughen up, per say, but you do need to find a way to account for the myriad of things that don’t have an easy solution.
Read MoreThe #100dayproject is finished! Here’s what I learned and why I now feel like I’m just getting started.
Read MoreIt turns out I had some time to write on this Christmas day. Want to get these messages directly in your inbox? Sign up for my newsletter!
Read MoreNew photos from Jenna McFarland of Dear Jenna Photography!
Read MoreDealing with mistakes
Read MoreI have found myself getting quiet over the last few weeks. It must be something in the shorter days that turns on a primal need to prepare for the winter ahead. I moved and rearranged my studio. I am putting some new concerts and classes together. I even booked a songwriting retreat down in Nashville.
Read MoreAva DuVernay and Elizabeth Gilbert provide some wisdom on the lesson no one teaches you in school.
Read MoreI’m embarking on #the100dayproject to kick start my creativity and experiment with visual storytelling to share my new EP.
Read MoreFor the last 4 years I have used the week after Christmas to reflect and engage with my goals using the YearCompass booklet (which is free, by the way!). Dig deeper than just resolutions for 2021.
Read MoreWhat I learned from launching Amateur Hour
Read MoreSometimes it really is this easy to get unstuck.
Read MoreI challenge you to change the way you look and experience auditions. If you’re prepping for an audition right now, read this.
Read MoreFor those of you having trouble leaving the nest.
Read MoreWhat happens when you apply simple improvisation to your singing practice? A lot, it turns out.
Read MoreI wrote a song at the beginning of the Covid-19 shutdown to express how I was feeling about the loss of the live performance sector. Nora came to help me perform it!
Read MoreDay 5 of Creativity School. Write with your non-dominant hand.
Read MoreDay 3 of Creativity School: Using a tip from David Bowie to kick start your poetry
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