On a bright Easter Sunday on the way to my Family’s Easter Brunch, there was a radio ad of a group of job seekers in my state of Michigan pairing up with Autism Speaks so they could hire more Autistic people. I asked myself why, why partner with Autism Speaks…

Pageantry competitions are built upon Erhard Seminar Training, a 1970’s sales tool by former Scientologist Warner Erhard. Instead of psychiatry, those seeking help for the self-invested up to $300 for Erhard’s lectures in the mid-1970s and 80’s. Known as EST, the technique involves psychological analysis, new hopes and dreams, a…

“I killed Mozart” This is the line that sets the film Amadeus in motion that makes us think Salieri killed Mozart; but what if Salieri was really a witness and a bystander of Mozart’s real killer, a culture of stigma and micro-aggression towards people with autism. In saying, “I killed Mozart” it really…

In a forest, there was a tree that thought it was taller than the other trees and would stay a tall tree, “No matter what happens to me I will stay put!”.

Fairy Tales at their core are there to warn children of a dangerous world waiting for them. They warn of witches who eat children, men with scissors who will lop off your thumbs, and predatory people…

umbrella term (plural umbrella terms) A term used to cover a broad category of things rather than a single specific item. When I try to talk to people about Volksmusik as it does exist in the Midwestern States and many other German-Speaking communities in America. One ugly word and umbrella term that pops up is…

You are not the only one. Music Education has become more like the self-help and wellness industry when it should be educating and accommodating all people into a Music Education circle that is inclusive and cares about well being. Hazing, Discrimination, Abuse, and Neglect in Music Education don't care what your skin color, race, ethnicity, disability, or gender. They are still systemic monsters that have to be fought back and ended once and for all.

“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” -Dr.Seuss Sometimes the people who fool others don’t know they're fooling others and unlike Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock, there is a monster more capitalistic and catastrophic to a generation than Barney. I was the smart kid who…

A Long Time Ago Before the so-called Chicken Wars on social media and YouTube videos, celebrities eating hot wings, before Colonel Sanders shot a rival and put the chicken in a big bucket before there were fistfights and shootings over a chicken sandwich before some idiot dreamed a sexual fantasy of hot wings served…