I love books. I have been collecting them since my teens, and I have a lot of them now, both at home and in my office at the University. It has gotten expensive to move my library, which is one Read More
Any moment now, my son, Nate, will walk through the door, home for his first extended winter break in College. It seemed appropriate, then, to post this short reflection. Several days ago, I was reading a letter that my Mom Read More
“Thoughts about Life and Leadership” Stan Pelkey I have been keeping a journal since August of 1985. Every few years, I find it instructive to read over large swaths of that material to consider what I have learned. In the Read More
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Ok, so it’s really not… at least not for this boy from the North who is now living in the South. But to be honest, I really do not miss the snow, Read More
In my previous posts in this series, I’ve highlighted why we musicians must become more entrepreneurial to achieve greater success. In this final post in the series, I want to highlight three practical recommendations that can become winning strategies for Read More
I only occasionally read “top 10” type posts on Facebook, but I could not resist writing a little along that line tonight. I drove to Sarasota today from Tallahassee. It’s about a 5-hour drive south (for all of you readers Read More
{Welcome to this expanded post, “A Tribute to My Musical Mother.” I added the original version of this tribute to my blog in November 2015. The expanded version includes additional photographs and several musical selections performed by my mother, Jean Pelkey. Read More
I started to re-watch David Lynch’s 1984 film version of Frank Herbert’s science fiction masterpiece, Dune, this evening. I’ve watched this film from beginning to end at least two times during the past twenty years. I couldn’t bear to do it again tonight. Read More
Hello, Reader! I am very interested in learning more about how my visitors who may be musicians have been trained and how they engage in musical activities as a source of income. Would you please consider taking this poll? The Read More
{Please note that this is a continuation of an earlier post on music entrepreneurship.} In my first post in this series, I noted that some of the best music schools, colleges, and conservatories in the United States are getting serious Read More