Musical Learning Model by Approximation. In 7 Easy Steps.

Yesterday, after we’d played old-time music for hours at the Alton Sesquicenntential, 12-year-old N. and I came back to the house for a classical music lesson, and worked for 1 1/2 hours more.
Here’s a method I’ve figured out for learning a piece of music by approximation. You can use the same learning method [...]

Creativity Tip: Now Try This!

“Now try this.”
“Let’s try this.”
“What if?”
“Why not?
“What would happen?”
Innovations in science, art, and just plain living depend on these small openings.
Have an open mind and heart.
Try things out.
Be curious.
Explore. Discover. Invent.
Go into your studio and make stuff.
Go into your study and write stuff.
Go into the kitchen and cook stuff.
Be wreckless; be bold.
Be humble; [...]

“Audition Piece” by Gerry Mandel: The Genesis of the Play

THE STATS
Ten plays selected for reading out of forty submitted.
Four plays read chosen for full production.
Mandel’s “Audition Piece” made both cuts!

Gerry Mandel, playwright
THE GENESIS OF “AUDITION PIECE”
I started writing this play about a year ago. It began as a result of a comment made by a friend named Harry. We are part of [...]