This month I am recording the audiobook version of The Happiest Musician. I know how to read, and I know how to talk, and I know this book intimately, butContinue readingAdding Punctuation
Presence and Pricing
Are you teaching music lessons? How is it feeling for you? Musicians often teach as a supplement to their income, and love both the intellectual challenge and the gratifying personalContinue readingPresence and Pricing
Exquisite Self Care
I want to share with you a brand new thing I invented. I’m four weeks into the experiment and eager to share it. And it’s hilarious, this experiment, because it’sContinue readingExquisite Self Care
Why You Need a Portfolio Career
Were you around when we had that big recession in 2008? I was. My husband and I were primarily performers at that time – with a few adjunct positions andContinue readingWhy You Need a Portfolio Career
Leadership
What is leadership? Recently in rehearsal I made a mistake. Slightly miscounted an entrance, and instead of coming in with the clarinet I left him hanging for a bar beforeContinue readingLeadership
On Balance
When you have a portfolio career like mine and like so many of my podcast guests, it can be hard to keep your life in balance. There’s always something elseContinue readingOn Balance
The Slashes are the POINT
I was working on my bio for an upcoming podcast interview and realized just how many sentences and paragraphs it takes to describe what I do. My father could identifyContinue readingThe Slashes are the POINT
Authenticity or Integrity
In my Flow class recently we played a game around the tones and timbres of the oboe. Each of us played a scale and asked the others to identify it.Continue readingAuthenticity or Integrity
What is WORK?
I know the pandemic isn’t actually over. But the performing work is hitting my inbox all the time now, and I’m having to make decisions. I don’t want my NOWContinue readingWhat is WORK?