The Scales 🤳⚖️™️

Life is incomple te without the presence of good people in it. As a matter of fact, life is all about people. As far as I am concerned, this is the absolute truth. Your life has been shaped by a variety of people who have contributed to the person you are today. It is important not to forget about them. In the w omb of your mother, you were carried for nine months. There was no abortion carried out by her. Despite the fact that you were a stranger to her, she believed in you enough to spend sleepless nights taking care of you. You were raised by your father or guardian who believed in you, provided for your needs and sent you to school. There were many teachers in your school that believed in you, taught you things you didn't know, and disciplined you when and where needed. You are lucky to have a spouse who believes in you enough to marry you. He/she would not have settled down with you if he/she did not believe that you had a future with them. During those trying times, yo...

My amusement has been heightened by the fact that many of us, once we have discovered our talents and finessed them a bit, produce something of quality and then immediately expect the whole world to come rushing for us once we have made it. We become discouraged to the point of quitting altogether when we are brought face-to-face with the inevitable lack of praise and appreciation which confronts us. One of the reasons why this situation exists is the fact that we are ignorant of the principles of repertoire building, and that is one of the most important reasons for this situation. What does it mean when I refer to repertoire as a term? A repertoire can be defined as the combination of past experiences, training, knowledge, and ideas that you bring to the table that represent you as a person and your level of talent. This can be referred to as a resume or a curriculum vitae. In the musical profession, a repertoire is a set of specific compositions that have been learned, performed...