Today’s Top AJBlog Posts 01.08.14

Go to the Gemba
Source: Engaging Matters | Published on 2014-01-08

Barbican loses its head of music
Source: Slipped Disc | Published on 2014-01-08

The Return of Pythagoras
Source: PostClassic | Published on 2014-01-08

Second-Rate Or “One Of The Greatest Ever”?
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2014-01-09

TT: So you want to see a show?
Source: About Last Night | Published on 2014-01-09

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A Manifesto For The Place Of Musicians In The World

“For starters, let’s decommission our obsession with being geniuses. Three-fourths of the people reading this are geniuses. Who in our world is not a genius? Such a diluted, entry-level position. Such resting on wilted laurels of cleverness. We all took the big leap into pursuing a career in the arts because we were crowned geniuses back wherever we came from. And now it’s the classic scenario: we’re the former high school football stars grateful to be riding the bench in the big leagues.”