Author name: Joseph Arnold

We are currently in a space between stories. If there is one word that describes how many of us feel these days, it’s “disoriented.” So much is changing so quickly, […]

https://medium.com/media/7ee39947b6cdd3bf4acc5d23051bc1aa/href I was a guest on the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association podcast “Take Note”! Host Mark Despotakis and I talked about the role of the arts in today’s chaotic world, as

You may have noticed that it’s getting harder to get recognized and to thrive as a musician. Funding for the arts is being cut. Many of the traditional avenues for

All to many talented musicians suffer from injuries like tendinitis, back pain, and numbness. In fact, studies (1,2) show that from 50–90% of all musicians experience injuries at some point

This blog post features excerpts from my new free guide, “Five Ways to Get the Recognition & Love You Deserve as a Musician.” Get the PDF guide for free here. Have

“It’s fricking impossible to get booked anywhere,” B, a gifted musician and band leader, told me in a recent conversation. “I’ve spent all this time and money on creating my

Plus, POWERFUL guided practice Today I’m going to share the benefits and limitations of mindset changes for peak performance, what I consider a more holistic and resilient approach, as well as

This Violinist Found the Secret to a Beautiful Sound — and It Wasn’t More Time or Effort (Case Study) “I tried recording myself playing violin last week and I was mortified! It did

An Initiation into an Evolutionary Artistry
“We fear our highest possibilities. We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments, under conditions of great courage. We enjoy and even thrill to godlike possibilities we see in ourselves in such peak moments. And yet we simultaneously shiver with weakness, awe, and fear before these very same possibilities.”
― Abraham Maslow, Motivation and Personality