Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.

I listened to the pure crystalline notes of one of Mozart's concertos dropping at my feet like leaves from the trees.

The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.

Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.