Blog, Leadership, Collaboration, Mastering Chaos, The Musician's Way

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A Guide to Managing Toxic People and Situations

Musicians can sense when something in their music feels off, even if it's subtle. Outside of your musical experience, instead of ignoring...

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Improvisation v. Structure: An Organisational Paradox

Try this thought out for size: “All human behaviour is in some way or other improvisational in nature.” We often think of Chaos as...

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The Story Of Human Communication

How did we get here to the point where our ability to communicate is beyond comparison with any other species? Unravelling the roots of...

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It’s Not Just A Hobby

For many of us, music isn't just background noise – it's a passion, a refuge, a language with its own grammar and flow. But when we call...

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Bowed String Instruments & Cognitive Development

Learning a bowed string instrument can help with cognitive development in a number of ways. Here are some examples: Improves fine motor...

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Flow: In Music And Beyond

Flow is a state of deep concentration and absorption in an activity. It is often characterised by a sense of timelessness, effortless...

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Being a leader isn't easy at the best of times...

As a leader how much do you inhibit or even block your team's potential by adopting an unhelpful leadership style? And do you even know...

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The Four Musical States

How do we musicians, at our very best, work so well together? And ... given that it's in our very nature as humans to be musical, how...

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Music Improvisation - A Peak Experience?

Many people think of a peak experience as requiring unique special circumstances. Descriptions of peak experience often involve being the...