Most musical coaching- and most music teaching, for that matter- falls within what Freire called the “banking education” model (Freire,...

Just as Mediocrity helps to balance out and enhance Excellence (see In Praise of Mediocrity) , musical works and musical performance are...

Mediocrity rises early and goes to market. Her daughters: Superficiality, Banality, Vulgarity, Triviality, Vanity, Frivolity, Vacuity,...