A Musical Mystery by Drew Holmes As is the case with so many like him, the visionary had trouble fitting in. He had dreams of creating connection and unlocking the power of the human mind, but the constraints of high school classrooms were not his style. …

by Drew Holmes “I can’t do this anymore,” I told myself, sulking at lunch in the University Commons. I was a second semester sophomore at Drew University and had decided to study physics but was struggling. A liberal arts education creates opportunities for discovery of subjects that had not been…

by Drew Holmes It was time. The singer was going to quit. He had spent nearly a decade in a band that had a couple of minor hits but was going nowhere. On the wrong side of 30 and living with his parents, he was staring down adulthood and all…

by Drew Holmes When Stuck in the Mud, the Way Forward May Be Backwards by Drew Holmes “Steve, I have a problem. I’m stuck.” As I surveyed the predicament, I thought on the events of the past five minutes and how I had ended up in this mess. …

by Drew Holmes As I opened his car door, weeks of increasing excitement finally bubbled over. “I can’t believe it’s really happening!” exclaimed Timothy, my seven-year-old. The “it” in question was the FoCo Rhythm Rally, an event hosted by Drums West and Boomer Music for the local drumming community. Not…

by Drew Holmes The composer was in in a pinch, no doubt about it. A friend who was a famous dancer commissioned him to write a piece for her upcoming ballet and he planned to orchestrate an existing piano composition. …

by Drew Holmes The keyboard player was not their first choice. Nor was he their second choice. On the list for this gig, he was a solid third. And with good reason. Twenty years earlier at age eighteen, he secured a full-time gig with a generous salary playing a state-of-the-art…

by Drew Holmes On my weekly visit to schools as an Educational Representative for Boomer Music, I saw something that resonated with me. Above the white board in a middle school band room was a set of signs outlining a strategy for how to sight read. …

by Drew Holmes Justin did not want to go out that night. He was living in Los Angeles, thousands of miles from friends and family, and he decided to stay home, relax, and watch television instead. Imagine tuning in to Saturday Night Live and seeing your face, knowing that you…