- Continue to improve as a musician following existing lesson plans
- Play with other people to learn and interact
- When learning covers as a group, do it fast and good
- When playing covers as a group, don’t expect exact versions
- Resist learing covers that take a lot of time away from my lesson plans
- Be selective about covering iconic jazz / progressive covers with expanded instrumentation
- I like taking the world’s most popular songs and re-imagining them in my own way
- Encourage individuality, creativity and unique talents
- Find other talented musicians who are like minded
- Find other talented musicians who can play with a limited plan
- Find musicians that will consider my input as a marketing professional
- When it comes to jazz / progressive it’s fun to make up my own versions of popular songs
- Play music live for non-musicians
- Write and collaborate on original music
- Write original music that is a framework for live creativity
