Practice · Franklin Chen

When I don't have time to sit and breathe, something is wrong with my life · meditation practice time management · Dec 30, 2012
Playing recorder in a group · music recorder Pittsburgh Recorder Society practice ensemble Pittsburgh · Oct 21, 2012
The paradox of practice: it's harder to go slow than go fast · practice music chess running ballroom dance Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Latin music · Aug 2, 2012
Mideast Early Music Workshop 2012: a life-changing experience!! · music recorder Baroque flute singing English country dance improvisation LaRoche College Pittsburgh Mideast early music workshop Georg Philipp Telemann Invisible Shoes practice Claude Debussy Syrinx concert master class cookies · Jul 21, 2012
My first time in a public music jam: intense fun with Chris Norman and David Greenberg · music practice improvisation recorder Baroque flute tin whistle flute mandolin Irish flute Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Renaissance and Baroque memory Chris Norman David Greenberg · Apr 21, 2012
Flute: loving it again, remembering why I dance, and how I met my wife! · music flute orchestra practice Baroque flute dance ballroom dance tango traditional dance French dance Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University recorder improvisation memory Latin music bolero · Mar 10, 2012
Flute: taking a break while clarifying my goals · music flute Carnegie Mellon University orchestra practice Baroque flute · Mar 7, 2012
Flute practice: dealing with burnout and injury · music flute Carnegie Mellon University orchestra learning practice FiveFingers · Feb 27, 2012
Flute progress after one month in orchestra: still hanging in there · music flute Carnegie Mellon University orchestra learning practice recorder Latin music bolero Claude Debussy · Feb 22, 2012
Flute progress report: day of reckoning approaches · music flute Carnegie Mellon University orchestra learning practice recorder · Feb 14, 2012
Meditation is hard · meditation practice · Feb 10, 2012
On playing my first games of chess in a year · chess practice Pittsburgh · Feb 7, 2012
Joining an orchestra: learning in the face of terror · music flute Carnegie Mellon University orchestra learning practice recorder · Feb 1, 2012
Finding and using my childhood flute books · music flute practice childhood father · Jan 8, 2012
Much progress playing flute · music flute practice learning · Dec 20, 2011
Back to piano too · music practice flute piano recorder · Nov 13, 2011
Taking up flute again after decades?! · music flute childhood band practice trumpet father childhood · Nov 9, 2011
Harder to play music in a group than alone · music recorder practice ensemble · Oct 30, 2011
Staying Excited About Learning By Being Flexible · music recorder practice learning · Oct 7, 2011
A Musician's Best Friend · music recorder practice · Sep 29, 2011
Staring at the Wall With Nowhere to Go · Zen meditation Carnegie Mellon University practice · Sep 28, 2011
I Don't Feel Like Practicing; but I'm Gonna Do It Anyway · music practice recorder inspirational Pittsburgh sick · Sep 26, 2011