Practicing

Practicing is hard for me when I don't have a specific goal.  I don't have lessons every couple weeks anymore, and thus no deadlines for learning etudes or pieces.  I've had a few gigs here and there, nothing too exciting, and also nothing difficult enough to require any practice time beyond warming up.  Despite this, … Continue reading Practicing

Listening

This month I've been focusing on listening more.  And not simply having music playing, but really paying attention, conscientious listening.  Listening to the things I like and new things, help me figure out where I'm at in this crazy musical journey.  It's my way to check in and see what's changed and what hasn't. Here's … Continue reading Listening

September Updates

This month is a planning month.  I'm trying to get a couple different projects moving forward that will happen this winter and next spring, and because of that, I  don't have a lot going on for this month.  This month is mostly just random gigs, not a whole lot of interesting new music or flute … Continue reading September Updates

July Updates

Hi from the Midwest! I've been in Michigan for almost two weeks, visiting, playing with the adorable animals that live in my house and having fun in western Michigan.  I'm getting back into the swing of things, starting with a show with Contemporaneous at the end of the month.  Here are the details: http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/jherek-bischoff-july-31st-2013/ This is … Continue reading July Updates