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If the unexpected was to occur have you thought of any backup plans? Jazz musician David Baker was an up and coming trombone star when his lip was irreparably injured in a car accident. Instead of give up music entirely, he learned the cello, and built a career as a composer, string player, teacher and author. Even after the unexpected snatched the dream he was still able to flourish! The savvymusician blog wonders how many options we would open up by embracing our full capacity's.

The gut may be a ways from the ears but sometimes it's crucial for you to bend of and take a listen. Powderfinger Promotions President David Avery had to take a listen to his in his decision to start working with Jams Bands such as String Cheese Incident in an era when Jam Bands just weren't fashionable.

Imaginary Studio Performance How do you protect your voice when your studio session is set up to only record voice for the day? Judy Rodman suggests "pretending" that your instrument is still there. Johnny Cash's studio tech used to take the strings out of his guitar and give it to him to hold while singing because the producer noticed that he sang better when attached to his guitar. It all goes back to muscle memory.