Category: career
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[video] Chat with Jess- on musician life
Definitely the best result of the online mock audition in 2020 was meeting my now-bandmates in The Pan-Tones: Jessica Schury and Natasha Costello! It’s so awesome to find people that you can hang with and make music with <3 Here we talk about music career:-How did we meet?-What are the difficulties of being a performer?…
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[Practice diary] Week of 5.8.23
It’s been a while since I’ve made videos… I think I overdid it during the pandemic. But I’ve been playing with Final Cut again lately and it’s pretty fun!
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[Practice Diary] Week of 5.1.23
I resigned from my position as a flute teacher in the public schools, and last week was my first week off. I had a lot of time to practice, which I thoroughly enjoyed. In this video, I talk about what I’m working on, why I’m practicing it, and my thoughts. I hope you find it…
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Practice diary 4.21.23
Yesterday, I had a rare opportunity for a 5 hour practice session! I love being able to relax into my practice, take my time to repeat things, and let the music really sink in. For several years while the kids were not yet in school, my practice always had to be ultra efficient, organized, and…
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More gratitude
My week playing for The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors is finished. I’m kind of relieved (that it went well) and kind of sad (that it’s over!). It’s hard for me to feel like I can express how awesome this has been, and how much I LOVE playing in the orchestra without feeling…
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Gratitude
On the way to my first opera rehearsal of the year (subbing on Das Rheingold) I had an epiphany. Somehow, leading up to the rehearsal, I got it in my head that I needed to prove myself worthy of being there. While I was driving and watching the sunset, feeling a bit queasy and nervous,…