(1 min read) My first thoughts today were: every moment is now. We can. I am. Happy Friday! I am one of those people who wake up feeling like that, and today was no exception. (that’s my morning view. my photo cc licensed here) Bursting with exuberance hits the spot nicely, so it’s a good …
Month: October 2014
I find that my edge is moving daily. What I used to think was the edge is now quite far behind me as my confidence grows and new connections become more integrated into my professional and daily life. It is like standing on the edge of the invisible bridge that is there if you trust …
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This story begins with a conversation on Twitter: Bring my A game?? A challenge??? The gauntlet has been cast Photo CC licensed: http://bit.ly/1pfwK2w Jonathan, I accept the challenge to bring my ‘A’ game and I raise you to an A# game. (yes, that’s a sharp and not a hashtag) I …
Photo CC licensed here: http://bit.ly/1sKGYNL (3 min read) Last night’s #ccourses webinar had some really inspiring moments, and several people picked up on Howard Rheingold saying “if you’re not falling off it, you’re really not exploring the edge.” (the full quote is below, and timestamps are from within the webinar for reference) This really resonated with me. …
Five weeks in… already?! So how is it going? Are you finding your way? What are you getting from MUS654? My university students are drawing together a curriculum for a year’s musical tuition for a someone – the age, the level, the instrument is all up to them. You may be doing that too, or …
I loved the Daily Connect suggested by @dogtrax where we were invited to write something and various long-established writers would also contribute. It took me back to childhood days of playing on our Texas Instruments computer with a programme called Eliza. As far as I was concerned it was a great game where you had …
Session 4 is up and this week’s tasks are about connecting the dots. We hear perspectives from three different violinists (from L.A., Hawaii, and the UK) about how they connect their learning talking from Twinkle Twinkle to Paganini. Listen, explore, experiment… All the sessions are under the MUS654 tab: …or you could go …