Tag: career
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Good musical citizenship
Moving forward in an artistic/music career is a mysterious journey. We have to determine our direction, while simultaneously creating the path. One thing does seem to be consistently true- the music world is small, and there is such a thing as professional karma. In the artistic community, acting with integrity and grace is imperative- and…
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Why I don’t want a full time orchestra job
I recently had the epiphany that I actually don’t want a full time orchestra job, and don’t even want to take auditions for one. This surprised me a little. As a performing classical flutist, obtaining that kind of position is held up as a rare and precious jewel- a dream job. A FTOJ (let’s abbreviate…
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8 jobs I’ve given myself (with a music degree)
This is a follow up to the most popular (by far) video on my YouTube channel… I made this video during the restless days of the pandemic. It wasn’t meant to be anything groundbreaking- just reminding music majors to check the obvious places for work. In the three years since this video, my outlook has…
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How I taught myself the organ
Disclaimer: I am no virtuoso on organ, however, I have worked as a church organist/accompanist since 2013. Over the past 11 years, I have gradually developed my skills, and like to think of myself as a very functional church organist. While I can’t play anything very complex, I can successfully lead the congregation in hymns.…
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It’s not too late to learn!!!
After my freshman year of college, I told one of my mentors I eventually wanted to be able to accompany my students. I was about 18, and had been playing the piano here and there for a couple of years. She told me that it was very difficult, and I think I detected some skepticism……
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[10.17.23] Resume update
Time to revisit the resume again… I feel a mixture of pride and disappointment in seeing all those years of practicing and effort reduced to a few lines of text. But such is the process for all of us! This is one of the first audition resumes (after 10 years, 29 auditions) I’ve submitted that…