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
