PinnedDavid R. AdlerSeven Words to Live By: A Journey in MusicAfter a long time juggling careers as a music journalist and a guitarist, I recently added another. I’m pursuing a Georgia state…6 min read·Dec 12, 2020----
David R. AdlerBrad Mehldau’s Journey, And MineFor my vacation reading I picked two new jazz memoirs: Henry Threadgill’s Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music and Brad…6 min read·Jul 23, 2023----
David R. AdlerThe Death of Jordan Neely and the Soul of New YorkAny day that I spend as a sub in a British secondary school classroom, I have reason to bring up where I’m from, New York City. The…4 min read·May 13, 2023----
David R. AdlerNowhere to Go But Up: A Field Report from a US Teacher Starting Work in the UKHow was my first teaching experience as a US citizen living in the UK, you ask?6 min read·Oct 27, 2022----
David R. AdlerA Day From Hell: My 9/11 StoryOn Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I left home on the Upper West Side, boarded the 1/2/3 train at 96th and Broadway and headed to work…5 min read·Sep 11, 2022----
David R. AdlerTraumatizing Children in Order to Save ThemI understand the idea that watching upsetting political content can be harmful and unwise, that people need to practice self-care. But I…4 min read·Jun 18, 2022----
David R. AdlerTeaching in America: I’d Love To, But Not Right NowIn rural northeast Georgia, in the elementary school music classroom where I completed my student teaching internship in Spring 2022, there…7 min read·Jun 4, 2022----
David R. AdlerThe Israel/Palestine ImpassePersonal reflections of an American Jew nearly as old as the occupation.7 min read·May 25, 2021----
David R. AdlerHow to Be You in Time: Notes on “Originality”A guitarist reflects on the long journey toward finding one’s own sound.11 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
David R. AdlerLost and Found: A Guitar Gear Mini-MemoirA short personal essay about the search for our mature musical voice.7 min read·Jan 10, 2021----
