I recently started a practice journal. I don’t know why I had never used one in all my years of being a musician but now was a great time to start. Like a lot of us, I’m finding that memory and concentration are a little more difficult right now. Keeping a journal reminds me of what I’m working on, how I need to improve, and adjustments in posture and technique to make things sound better. It has also helped me to identify some places of tension and how to work through th

Usual disclaimers apply. I am not a researcher but conducting and understanding research was a part of my degree. I regularly review music therapy research to stay current in my field and believe that a proper understanding of research is vital to all of us. With that out of the way, even the best sources of popular media tend to not be great science reporters. They often oversimplify or draw the wrong conclusions from research or may even draw from inaccurate sources. I r