Spring Cleaning Your Musical Mental Closet

Spring Cleaning Your Musical Mental Closet

I have been intending to do my spring cleaning – for many years! I have stashed possessions in boxes and bags and put them in closets out of sight. It is so much easier to talk about cleaning out closets and getting rid of clutter than actually doing it....
Managing Memory Slips: Develop a Mental Toolbox

Managing Memory Slips: Develop a Mental Toolbox

“Ohhhh Nooooo!!! he thought. Here comes that difficult passage. Daniel was in the middle of his concert. “I know I can play it at home. But it has never gone well in public. “So far so good, but I am afraid my technique will collapse with all that...
#MeToo: The Lure of Celebrity

#MeToo: The Lure of Celebrity

Joan Acocella has brought jaw-dropping secrets from backstage to center stage in her graphic New Yorker article regarding the scandals and unethical behaviors at the New York City Ballet (Feb. 18 and 25th edition). I am left thinking about what can be done to change...
Keep Your Options Open

Keep Your Options Open

The above program was offered on February 3, 2007 at The University of Michigan School of Music. At that time, Louis Nagel was Director of Outreach and I was Chair of the Ann Arbor Committee of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. The contents of the program, which...
Number, Please…

Number, Please…

“You have reached — — —-. I am unable to come to the phone right now. Please leave your name, number, and a message, and I will return your call as soon as possible. Thank you for calling.” If you phoned me at my office and I could not answer, you...