Fun Fridays

Virtuoso is almost too easy of a word to describe the artist in today’s video.

Alexandr Hrustevich + Vivaldi + ACCORDIAN???

You will have one of two reactions to this genius in relation to your own talent: (1) Aspire to greatness. (2) Crawl under a blanket and ponder your existence.

Just kidding.

I’d rather you do the first. Take a moment to contemplate the hours of practice and the millions of mistakes that came first. Then appreciate the effort. This isn’t a virtuoso performance because Alexandr woke up one morning already accomplished. He had to work to get to this point.

What will you do this weekend that improves your ability? Doug Wilson calls it “ploductivity.”

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When it comes to singing, I’m a bass. When listening to music, I’ll often pick out the bass line and sing along. With today’s video, I could keep up for the first couple of verses; and then Geoff Castellucci sank lower than thought humanly possible with his voice and made …

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This dance performance is one of the most poignant visual representations of the writing life I’ve ever seen. Of course, the music is perfect–one of my all-time favorite compositions. But it is the creativity of the choreography and the flawless execution of the dancer that had me from the start. …

If it is your birthday today or this week, you are in luck! Today’s fun video is a delightful reimagining of the famous song by pianist Nicol Pesce. Taking something very familiar and producing something new is one of the things each of you have to do with your writing. …

Today’s video is a beautiful expression of ice dancing by Oona and Gage Brown who are part of Team USA. The precision is amazing when seeing it so close and from ice level. While you should enjoy this video, there are a couple of things to note.First, it was 6:45 …

Ah, the good old days of in-person writers conferences. Where writers gather around their favorite teacher to share in the experience of learning together. Today’s video is a metaphor of those good ol’ days. Not that any of you are of the simian variety. (!!!!) [If you cannot see the …

For the first Fun Friday of the new year I found this video that can only make you blink a couple times with a “huh?” then smile and think, “This is the perfect song to end 2020.” HAH! Who knew this orchestra even existed? [If you cannot see the embedded …

One singer. But with a seemingly infinite array of harmonies and outfits! Jacob Collier outdid himself with this gorgeous arrangement. Apparently he posted an Instagram photo of his recording with the statement you musicians will understand: “1 1/2 semitones sharp, so I don’t get bored.” Five and one-half minutes of …

How many of you can relate to today’s hilarious comparison of Christmas 2019 with Christmas 2020? [If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.]