November 2020 - Page 2 of 3

Lessons from Exile #68: Keep Taking Notes

As a leader of musicians, you have likely built up a certain level of proficiency or mastery out of at […]

Over the course of my adult life as a musician, I’ve done: musical theatre, smooth jazz, jazz combos, big band […]

I touched on this with “Be Unavailable.” Always being accommodating teaches people – particularly your employer – that your time […]

Yes, I know. Whether it is “music director”, “worship director”, “worship leader”, yadayadayada… I know what they mean. Also had […]

There’s a tendency when you are in a position that deals with people to put on this image to make […]

As I’ve mentioned in an earlier installment, no one achieves success completely on their own. Somewhere down the line, someone […]

There’s this romantic fantasy of an ideal where everyone gets along swimmingly, everyone always agrees on everything, the truth is […]

Consider some of the great partnerships: Rodgers and Hammerstein. Key and Peele. Outkast. TLC. When you work with someone who […]

SongSelect charts have their uses… but they are far from perfect. The charts for hymns are particularly abominable, often with […]

Everyone has times of uncertainty. Oftentimes, we want to do everything perfectly. I get that. If you want your rehearsal […]