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How to Play with Two Hands at the Same Time
First, it’s normal to have trouble with this. Patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time screws up nearly everyone. Piano’s the same. Playing each hand on its own works fine. But, when you try to put them together, all hell breaks loose. Your left hand wants to do what your right…
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Get accepted into music grad school with a STEM undergrad degree
Suppose you have an undergraduate degree in a STEM field and you want to get a graduate degree (MM) in music performance. Let’s also assume you haven’t taken any music courses and you’re not great at your instrument. It won’t be easy, but you can do it. First, you don’t need an undergrad degree in…
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It’s OK to block people
“Michael, I’m having a bit of a conflict and I’d like some help with it. You said it’s OK to block people to protect yourself and I agree with you. But, I blocked someone and I feel weird about it.” Sure, let’s talk about it. Do you feel guilty? “No, not really. I mean, he’s…
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If you’ve been blocked, don’t back off
“Michael, someone blocked me and I heard you say that I shouldn’t back off. I resonate with what you’re saying, but I also feel nervous because I want to respect their wishes. Wouldn’t I be disrespecting their wishes to contact them?” You can respect someone’s ability to make decisions without respecting the decisions themselves. Obviously,…
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3 things I hate about spirituality
Here are three things I’m sick and tired of dealing with when it comes to spirituality: Crystals, astrology and other supernatural bullshit Group harmony culture Material success culture Let’s go into them one at a time. Crystals, astrology and other supernatural bullshit I like crystals and I have no problem with astrology. I think it’s…