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Packing up
Quitting can be awesome
Couples counseling
Manifesto part two.
MUSIC MINUS NONE
Overcoached is now Music Minus None. Get in, musicians.
Morning manifesto
Where my advocates at?
How beautiful they were
Hey, future dead people.
Angel at the keyboard
Pianists, pedestals, and politics.
Picking the winners
Songs, scorpions, and ‘ssimilation.
Out of the loop
We all need protection. But not like you think.
Bird on a wire
Everywhere and nowhere
best/practice
That article about pianists, here for a limited time
Precarious
Please hang on safety bar.
Benched
My first piece for VAN Magazine. It’s about pianists.
Music minus none
Get in, losers*, we’re going to support our pianists
Pay to sing
Voices of Kentuckiana and other points of light
No blank pages
It looks empty, but don’t panic.
Stay close
And don’t be afraid of the dark.
The noise we make
How are we supposed to sound?
Nostalgia
Lay it down.
Trees
Waiting to find out what lives.
“Gotcha” vs. “I got you”
Bringing your inner amateur into the arena.
Real class
Disrespecting the masters.
Magic box
When is a pianist not a pianist?
The 2024 Amateur Hour challenge
One hour a week. Who’s with me?
I say a little prayer for you
Family ties, artistic legacies, and finding the time.
Lone(ly) Star
MAESTRO, Transept, and the search for connection
Just play
Rebooting the amateur practice
Worms down my shirt
Wagner, Bob Ross, and a lil etymology.
Wonderful sacrament
That animals should see.
Tone deaf
Musical meritocracy vs. watercolor wisdom
Scorched-earth excellence
Can we restore an ecosystem for amateurs?
So hard for it, honey
Ambition: our most nuanced performance.
SubStack restores my faith
Whatcha readin‘?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Attention, freedom, and the friction-filled oyster.
Music minus you
All Souls. The living ones too.
Worth it
You get what you pay for - what is that, exactly? And should it be you who’s paying?
Performance majors
Little doormats, coachsplaining, distraction, and dance moves.
Overcoached grows up
Achievement unlocked…what?
Call us by our names
The difference between love and respect. Also, equal font size.
Modern Times at HEB
Listen to the words.
Voices gentle and meaningless
Belonging, estrangement, and grief.
Minnesota dispatch
for the love of the game
Classical Gaslighting
Trust Fall, part two.
Trust fall
Sometimes it’s good to close your eyes and let go. Sometimes it’s not.
Join my chat
A private space for us to converse and connect
Travel time
Crowds, public spaces, noise, and the future of it all.
Pleased to meet you.
Drawing my line in the crumbly sand.
Coming soon
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