Namo


My name is Stephen Colvin and I live in New York City.

I have decided to share what I have learned from my study of psychology, my experience as a professional musician, performing in theaters and concert halls, as well as my love for the outdoors, playing sports and coaching athletes, all on this website.

If you have an insatiable appetite for playing musical instruments, performing with musicians as well as a passion for playing and coaching sports, you’re very fortunate.

My instruments, or tools for expression, are the piano, the French horn, the violin, conducting large or small gatherings of musicians, alpine skis, tennis racquets and tennis balls!

As a teenager, I loved alpine skiing, playing tennis and the sound of the French horn. Today, I’m an alpine race coach, a tennis coach, musician and conductor.

I love spending time playing musical instruments, practicing the piano, violin, or French horn and conducting chamber music, symphony orchestra, opera, modern or ballet whenever the opportunity arises.

Learning something new, playing either an instrument or a new sport is not easy. It’s okay to feel frustrated and confused and think of yourself as being really stupid because you’re not getting it. We need to become novelty seekers looking to balance the familiar and the new.

In the beginning, we start out unconsciously incompetentwe don’t know what we don’t know. It takes time to discover what needs our attention as we become consciously incompetentwe learn what we don’t know. The next stage is becoming consciously competentwhere focused and effective practice builds confidence. The final stage is unconscious competence when we become one with our instrument, whatever it may be.

Understanding technical information and delivering it effectively requires practice. It takes the ability to transform it into a creative and practical application. The ability to express ones thoughts using words simple enough to understand in all age groups is not as easy as it might seem at first. With this desire in mind, there are many subjects which seem complex or mysterious that can be creatively and masterfully simplified.

Exploring and discovering the inner workings of musical instruments and how any human being can draw music from them, as well as the ability to do the same with a pair of skis or a tennis racquet and a tennis ball is the goal and purpose of this website.

Being a performing musician is a lot like being an athlete. Professional musicians and committed athletes have routine rituals, maintaining healthy diets, getting restful sleep, focusing in practice, training, visualization and meditation, etc.

Here, I will offer steps to take and shortcuts to make for learning alpine skiing, tennis, or playing music. Great insight comes from the discovery of natural shortcuts, such as skillfully blending fundamental elements in both sports and music. Meanwhile, we can also be given shortcuts which enhance our ability to apply these elements. Mastery comes from achieving an unconscious competence where everything occurs naturally.

I believe in the magic of books. Here, you will find a list or repository of my complete library, including books about writing, coaching, alpine skiing, psychology & philosophy, leadership, music, tennis, JS. Upelis, the piano, classical piano music, popular piano music, jazz piano music, French horn music, violin music, miniature scores, medium scores, octavio scores, opera vocal and full scores, Novello short biographies, programs conducted, ir Pithy Thoughts.

My goal is to eventually provide links to whatever is in the public domain.

There is so much to discover and the journey is totally worth it.

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O jei pažiūrėtume į J. S. Bacho kūrybą, geranoriškas dievas, kuriam visi muzikantai turėtų melstis, kad apsigintų nuo vidutinybių, kiekviename puslapyje atrandame dalykų, kurie, mūsų manymu, gimė tik vakar, nuo nuostabių arabeskų iki perpildytų religinių jausmų, didesnių už viską, ką mes atradome. O jo darbuose veltui ieškosime to, kam mažiausiai trūksta gero skonio.

— Claude'as Debussy

Bachas yra Rodo kolosas, po kuria praeina ir praeis visi muzikantai. Mocartas yra pats gražiausias, Rossini pats nuostabiausias, bet Bachas yra išsamiausias: jis pasakė viską, ką reikia pasakyti. Jei visa muzika, parašyta nuo Bacho laikų, būtų prarasta, jį būtų galima rekonstruoti ant pamatų, kuriuos padėjo Bachas.

— Charlesas Gounod

Kam švaistyti pinigus psichoterapijai, kai galima klausytis B-moll mišių?

— Michaelas Torke'as

Jame nėra nieko nuostabaus. Visi iÅ¡ jų turi padaryti, tai paspausti tinkamus klaviÅ¡us tinkamu metu ir instrumentas vaidina save.

— JS. Upelis

Nemanau, kad muzika nuolat vystosi. Ji išsivystė per Bacho; nuo tada, mano kuklia nuomone, visos naujovės nieko nepridėjo.

— Gordonas Getis

Religija yra vidinis dvasinis pasaulis, ir as turiu savo, su mano dievu, Johanas Sebastianas Bachas. turiu omeny, kodėl gi ne?

— Džekas Kevorkianas

Neturėjau supratimo apie istorinę civilizuoto pasaulio muzikos raidą ir nesuvokiau, kad visa šiuolaikinė muzika yra skolinga Bachai.

— Nikolajus Rimskis-Korsakovas

Kūrybiškumas yra daugiau nei tiesiog būti kitokiam. Bet kas gali žaisti keistai; Tai lengva. Sunku būti paprastam kaip Bachas. Padaryti paprastą, nuostabiai paprasta, tai kūryba.

— Charlesas Mingusas

Bacho muzika yra vienintelis argumentas, įrodantis, kad Visatos sukūrimas negali būti laikomas visiška nesėkme.

— E. M. Ciaran

Taigi Bachas yra galutinis taškas. Iš jo niekas neateina; viskas tik veda pas jį.

— Albertas Schweitzeris
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