Archives

Here’s everything I’ve written on lip injuries, trumpet playing, and musical/personal development.

2020

08 Jun – Video Interview with Katie Bergløf

2016

09 Sep – A Podcast Interview on Lip Injuries

15 Feb – Good News, Everyone! I’ve Got a New Site

2015

29 Nov – Hey, Where Did The Lip Rip Blues Go? An Update.

24 Jun – Happiness Is a Choice: What 7 Days On a Bike Taught Me About Music

29 Apr – Personal Update: Visiting the Cleveland Clinic

15 Apr – Manage Your Self-Talk: What 7 Days On a Bike Taught Me About Music

12 Apr – Perseverance: What 7 Days on a Bike Taught Me About Music

08 Apr – What I Wish I Knew In College: Staying Engaged In Class

01 Apr – Adventure vs. Safety: How Do We Decide?

29 Mar – Don’t Wait for a Clear Path

25 Mar – Review: The War of Art

21 Mar – Gotta Practice vs. Get to Practice

15 Mar – Why You Should Practice at the Airport

12 Mar – Practicing on Low Motivation

07 Mar – It’s Not For You

04 Mar – Better Jazz Practice

25 Feb – Clark Terry

21 Feb – 5 Reasons to Learn a Second Instrument

18 Feb – 3 Things Teachers Can Learn From Their Students

14 Feb – Notice Your Progress

11 Feb – Focusing on the Sound When It Doesn’t Feel Right

07 Feb – Why You Should Take More Notes

04 Feb – Sight Reading vs. Polishing

31 Jan – Perfect Is Relative

28 Jan – Parkinson’s Law and Practicing

25 Jan – 7 Blog Posts in 7 Days: What I’ve Learned

24 Jan – Forcing Future You to Try New Things

23 Jan – Waiting For a Breakthrough

22 Jan – No Exceptions?

21 Jan – Teaching vs. Cloning

20 Jan – Under-Seasoning Our Playing

19 Jan – On Setbacks

2014

30 Oct – Making Time for Practicing in a Busy Life

21 Sep – The Stamp Strip

14 Sep – Dr. McGrail's Lip Exercises

02 Sep – Who To Contact With a Lip Injury

29 May – Chops and Data, Part II: The Results

2013

29 Nov – What I'm Grateful For

22 Nov – Chops and Data: Can Tracking Our Habits Lead to More Consistent Playing?

15 Nov – What an Injured Lip Feels Like

08 Nov – Online Resources for Lip Injuries

01 Nov – 6 Things to Do Immediately When an Injury Strikes

29 Oct – Getting Some Good Out of Getting Hurt

25 Oct – 4 Ways to Not Get Injured Playing Your Instrument

22 Oct – A Bolt From the Blue, Part 6/6

18 Oct – A Bolt From the Blue, Part 5/6

11 Oct – A Bolt From the Blue, Part 4/6

04 Oct – A Bolt From the Blue, Part 3/6

27 Sep – A Bolt From the Blue, Part 2/6

19 Jun – A Bolt From the Blue, Part 1/6