The anchor
Played since age twelve: the instrument I return to for songs, sounds, and first ideas.
MUSIC / PRACTICE
Keep the instruments within reach.
10.2
A personal practice is less about a perfect routine than leaving enough room for curiosity, repetition, and the occasional useful accident.
Play the part the song needs.
Drums, harmonica, piano, flute, clarinet, and trumpet each offer a different way to enter the same piece of music.
Record the sketch.
Use simple tools, preserve the experiment, and let a small musical question lead the next session.
WORK IN PROGRESS
The useful goal is to make more music.
Not every session needs a finished result. Playing is its own record of attention—and often the work that looks unfinished is where the next idea starts.