This past year, I started down the orchestra audition trail. I've learned a lot and gotten better for it. I'm not an expert but I wanted to share a few of those things. Lesson 1: You really do have to prepare that exhaustively. I always knew the level of preparation it took to succeed at an … Continue reading Auditioning
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How to keep your sanity while working a day job
I feel like getting too caught up in a job is something that happens to artists and actually almost any young person coming out of college now. Our generation has had it rough, no jobs, what used to be an entry-level job that paid you money (that you could then use for rent and food) … Continue reading How to keep your sanity while working a day job
Self-Identifying as a Musician
This week I realized that I hadn't read a book in over a week. This will shock people that know me well, (especially my parents, who routinely had to take my book away so I would sleep as a child). I was the person always lugging around at least one book, usually a … Continue reading Self-Identifying as a Musician
Happy New Year’s Eve! (or obligatory reflection on the past year)
I thought that after finishing the Dec. 1 deadline applications, I would have all this free time to clean my apartment, blog, practice, and be a generally productive human being. That is totally not how it turned out. The laundry that had piled up did not get washed all at once, but I instead washed … Continue reading Happy New Year’s Eve! (or obligatory reflection on the past year)
End of Summer
Yes, I know it's approaching the end of October, but this fall has felt like a long continuation of summer to me. It hasn't actually gotten that cold yet, and I'm still picking up my weekly produce box from the CSA I participate in. But now, it's been consistently sweater weather for the last week, … Continue reading End of Summer
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