The RED Blog
5 Ways to Stop People Pleasing and Caring About What Others Think
Sometimes, we do things differently when others are around because we’re worried about what they think. Sometimes, we’re so worried about cracking, or making a bad sound that we’re not really able to think about the music that we’ve worked so hard on and we absolutely...
5 Ways to Get Out of Your Breaking Point
Some days are awesome, and some days are just freaking hard. And we need some tips and tools to be able to handle that. We can love the good times but we have to be able to embrace the bad times too. In this episode, I talk about what to do when you’re at your...
Master Class with Natalie Ballenger
Today, you get to read about an exclusive master class done by a wonderful amazing singer and colleague and just a wonderful person in general, Natalie Ballenger. I met Natalie when we did Ohio Light Opera together. It was really fun, and it was a crazy summer. Since...
How to Practice Your Music with People at Home
Practicing can definitely be a struggle—and I hear you. I hear you, because I struggle too. Sometimes it’s just a general motivation that we need, a general kick-in-the-butt. In this article, I discuss some of the struggles that we have with practicing, and some tips that can help with those struggles.
What It’s Like Being a Performer During the Pandemic
Being a performer during a pandemic is incredibly challenging. I feel extremely grateful to have the music school, because I know that some of my colleagues who are just performers are waiting for an unemployment check every month. In this article, I will talk about...
Five Ways to Support Your Balance: Managing Responsibilities to Find Your Balance and Live a Happier Life
Sometimes you might feel guilty that you’re not doing the very best work that you could do. Sometimes, you might be frustrated that you’re not being the best parent, best spouse… but how can you possibly when you’re trying to do it all, all of the time? Read on for...
Finding Your Motivation In Quarantine: Rising Up Amidst the Negativity
This article is based on a video that I recorded a while ago at the beginning of quarantine, for students. This was right when they found out that the school was gonna be online for the rest of the semester when things were shutting down. And they were super...
How to Get Out of a Rut in Practicing Your Music Pieces
We practice our pieces a lot. And sometimes in practicing our pieces so much, we get sick and tired of them. In this article, I talk about what to do when you get tired of your music, and an effective practice method that I teach that can be very helpful to truly make...
My Favorite Moments in my Career as a Music Teacher
Being a music teacher is a beautiful blessing and I have gotten so much fulfillment from teaching. In this article, I write about the history of my teaching, how I became a music teacher, and how the music school came about. I discuss some of my favorite moments in...
How Teaching Music Changed My Life
I love teaching. When I was growing up, I had a music teacher who was an amazing impact on my life growing up. He was so much more than just a music teacher. He taught me so many things about music, music theory and singing, and everything that I could possibly know. He was my foundation for that.