A Love of Music Making
Leonard Bernstein represents the ultimate musician, from writing ‘West Side Story’ through to presenting a series of Harvard music lectures, to his conducting and performances as a pianist – he showed us that music is a thoroughly holistic affair. In this essay, Benjamin Dwyer explores the American icon’s life, work, political affiliations and achievements.

Those Who Can Do, Can’t Teach
Advice for college students: The best experts sometimes make the worst educators.

Improvisation: the only way to learn music
Improvisation begins with the very first lesson.