Ben Crowder

Playing a brass instrument requires a strong foundation of fundamental techniques. By incorporating these essential practices into your daily routine, you can develop the skills needed to play with confidence and expressiveness. Here are some key elements of a trombone…

1. Have a short-term and long-term vision of where you want to be musically.

Where do you want to be in three months? 

Six months? 

One year? 

Five years?

Keep this vision close in your mind, and think about it…

To all you teachers out there - thank you for doing what you do. For those of you who experience moments of self-doubt, these affirmations are for you. I hope they help.

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I am proud of the work I…

This week’s focus is on happiness. Now, more than ever, creating happiness for ourselves is essential to our mental and emotional well-being.

We are constantly bombarded with reasons to be afraid, to feel sad, or to feel hopeless. Looking…

This week’s affirmations focus on value - particularly in regard to how they relate to our own self-worth.

Throughout our lives, things happen that may lead us to believe that our lives have little or no worth. Maybe…

This week's focus is on gratitude. 

“Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present oriented.”  

― Sonja Lyubomirsky, The…

This week’s focus is on the idea of being “ready.”

We often feel hesitant to step in new directions because we feel that we aren’t quite ready yet. Once we feel ready, we say, then we will take steps toward…

Welcome to Week 3 of the Be See Music Positive Affirmation series. This week's focus is on dedication and persistence.

When you set your eyes on a vision, you will undoubtedly be met with roadblocks and set backs along the…

Welcome to Week 2 of the Be See Music Affirmation series! This week we will be exploring the idea of calmness.

Positive affirmations are a powerful tool that can aid us in transforming ourselves. If you haven't checked out…

Positive affirmations are a powerful tool that can aid us in transforming ourselves. If you haven't checked out my other post about the power of belief, you can read it here. In the post, I discuss the power of belief…