The Summerglen Files

I wasn’t able to get to sleep for a while last night, so I sat around reading blogs and thinking. (OK, and playing the jewel game for quite a while.)
Here are two neat blog posts I found:
Living the Moment from The Idea Dude, and
Failing Well from Megan Cutter, a fellow Inside 919 person.
One of my [...]

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Usually I write about music on here, but sometimes one must write about other stuff as well.
Tonight I went to the funeral of a friend; she had gone missing and was found in the woods days later. She was one of those people who lit up the room when she came in, always with [...]

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Here’s a great article from Scientific American Mind – How to Unleash Your Creativity. The article is an interview with three creativity experts: Psychologist John Houtz, Award-winning writer Julia Cameron, and Scholar/Writer Robert Epstein, who offer a wide array of insights on the challenges and processes of being creative.
I enjoyed learning about the [...]

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Yesterday was officially Practice Day #5 of my monthlong “Pile of Practice” project, and I’m already impressed with the results. They fully support the idea that the benefits of practice come not when you practice aimlessly for hours on end, but when you practice consistently and with a clear goal in mind.
Earlier in the [...]

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A couple weeks ago, Liz Massey interviewed me for her blog Creative Liberty. Her blog contains ideas, strategies, and resources to help people create more effortlessly, and it’s quite a fascinating read! She just posted my interview, so please feel free to check it out!

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As a student, I was often told, “Go home and practice!” But when I’d get home, I often found that I had no idea WHAT to practice, or HOW to go about making anything better. My practice sessions would end up being aimless and distracted, and as a result my playing was hit-or-miss. [...]

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It’s been a busy couple of months here at Summerglen, with preparing for the WBON presentation, setting up trombone choirs, arranging pieces for the salsa band, and planning creative workshops and drum circles. And when I have several creative projects going on, I fall into a familiar pattern.
I plug away at each project, [...]

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The speech for the Wake County Women Business Owners Network went very well!
My presentation was designed to teach business owners the skills of performers, to help them promote their businesses more easily. In the presentation, I offered 5 tips to help build the inner confidence needed to perform well and feel comfortable [...]

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This Friday, I’m giving a presentation to the Wake County Women Business Owners Network, called Promoting Yourself Confidently: Lessons from a Performer.
In the presentation, I’ll share strategies I’ve learned as a performing artist that can help businesspeople promote their businesses with confidence and finesse. We’ll do some powerful affirmation work, and learn [...]

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I’ll type this post quickly, because I need to take my own advice and chill out for the night. I have always been blessed with good health, except for my rotten sinuses. They’ve been hurting all day, so it’s time to have a Benadryl and say good night. So with that, here’s [...]

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