Resources

“You Are What You Play: Choosing Quality Repertoire”
Paige’s University - February 21, 2025

Great Repertoire for Young Bands

“Thoughts on Fostering Musicianship Through Listening”
Tennessee Music Educators State Conference - April 12, 2024

Listening Models

“Entartete Musik: The Wind Works of Erwin Schulhoff”
Presented at the 2024 IGEB Conference - July 13, 2024
Valencia, Spain

Erwin Schulhoff: Forbidden Music

Recommended Reading

  • Casals and the Art of Interpretation
    David Bloom

    Listen to This
    Alex Ross

    Note Grouping
    James Thurmond

    Poetics of Music
    Igor Stravinsky

    Sound in Motion
    David McGill

    The Joy of Music
    Leonard Bernstein

    The Rest is Noise
    Alex Ross

    The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
    Victor Wooten

    What to Listen for in Music
    Aaron Copland

  • Letters to a Young Poet
    Rainer Maria Rilke

    Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
    Austin Kleon

    The Art of Possibility
    Ben Zander

    The Courage to Create
    Rollo May

  • Atomic Habits
    James Clear

    Daring Greatly
    Brené Brown

    Good to Great
    Jim Collins

    Grit
    Angela Duckworth

    Start with Why
    Simon Sinek

    The Five Second Rule
    Mel Robbins

    The Power of Vulnerability
    Brené Brown

    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
    Mark Manson

    Think Again
    Adam Grant

    Tipping Point
    Malcolm Gladwell

    You Are Here
    Thich Nhat Hanh

Digital Resources