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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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
December 1st
I hope everyone made it through Nov. 30, aka OMG all of these applications are due TOMORROW! For those of you recovering your sanity, here are my favorite internet things for you to peruse as you bask your post-application deadlines glow. Some new music to give you a break from Bach and Mozart: Eleven Echoes … Continue reading December 1st