By Mark T. Burke Yesterday was one of the highlights of my professional career. I was invited to speak at TedX Williamsport. Now, Williamsport and the surrounding area isn’t HUGE. So, the event didn’t draw thousands or even hundreds. I’ve spoken to much larger crowds, but this event was special. The event was exciting for […]
Archive | October, 2011
I Do Floss Every Day Dr., HONEST I Do: The Importance of Continual Professional Development and Practice
By Mark T. Burke Continual Professional Development and Practice It takes me about 1 minute to floss. Over the course of one year, I spend around 365 minutes, or 6 hours flossing. So, I guess it would make sense that rather than flossing each day, I could just wait until the day before my dental […]
Did Steve Jobs Influence Your Musical Career?
By Mark T. Burke It was 1993, I was out of college for 2 years, paying my dues as a substitute teacher, private musician, assistant this and that, and had just interviewed for a full time gig. My soon to be wife and I had thrown caution to the wind and moved into a rental […]
Me is Me and Teach is Teach
By Mark T. Burke If you hear my voice on a recording….is it me? If you participate in a lesson I teach virtually, is it me? If I teach live, do you get more…ME, than if I was teaching online? I’ve made an amazing discovery recently. After years of teaching and working both live and […]
MUSIC WITHIN ME 