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Why Genre Matters Less In Music Today

When I ask a new younger student (think, Gen Z) what kind of music they listen to, I usually get a funny or curious look, as they ponder…

4 min readApr 4, 2024

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Why Genre Matters Less In Music Today

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Phil Circle

Accuracy Over Speed

In music, we often impress upon students this little adage. Accuracy matters more than speed. In fact, speed should be a bi-product of…

3 min readMar 28, 2024

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Accuracy Over Speed

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Phil Circle

Learning Resilience

I was asked in an interview…

11 min readJan 23, 2024

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Learning Resilience

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Myth-Busting in Music

I wrote this in springtime. Spring is a time of renewal, with countless rituals across time to try and encourage or mystify us about…

5 min readJun 16, 2023

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Myth-Busting in Music

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Time Travel For Dummies

I finally came to some understanding of what it means when I hear “past, present and future are one.” It’s a perspective thing. When we win…

5 min readMay 29, 2023

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Time Travel For Dummies

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Imagination & Identity

It’s hard not to respond to the world with a great big WTF. Now that we’re watching the deregulation of banks leading to another crisis and…

8 min readMar 30, 2023

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Imagination & Identity

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Radical Optimism for 2023?

As we’ve moved into February, and because I haven’t reached out since last year, I wanted to start with…

6 min readFeb 8, 2023

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Radical Optimism for 2023?

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Gas And A Cane

As I navigate running music schools in two cities across the country from each other and a non-life-threatening, but essential surgery, I’m…

5 min readDec 10, 2022

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Gas And A Cane

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Phil Circle

The Violence of Nature… and other life changes.

It’s been a hell of a couple months, as I write this.

4 min readOct 26, 2022

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The Violence of Nature… and other life changes.

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Phil Circle

Is It All Too Much?

“What’s up? How’s things?”

5 min readAug 7, 2022

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Is It All Too Much?

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Phil Circle

Phil Circle

Phil Circle is an award-winning singer-songwriter, author and coach, native Chicagoan who lives in Los Angeles, and founder of Phil Circle Music in both cities.

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