going deep Category

I read a blog post today that has really gotten me thinking. I will summarize, but should read it yourself to get the full breadth and depth of the subject. The gist of the article is that we should stop feeling guilty for our missteps in raising and educating our children, and get on about [...]

There’s Life Outside

In: going deep, Life With Children

My mother loved the Nature Center. She took us there every chance she got. We walked several of their trails, went to day camp, and even spent the night there with my mother and friends. I just didn’t get it. It felt like I was allergic to the very air outdoors, and I preferred to [...]

Assumptions

In: going deep

I made several assumptions years ago. Like I’d eventually work out rhythm problems. I know that the rhythms I hear and try to reproduce are not nearly as complicated as I end up notating them. I assumed I’d be working through musical problems enough that I’d eventually never come across a rhythm that would stump [...]