Five Thoughts on Returning to the Stage
I’ve had FOUR orchestra concerts now, in our new transitioning-to-post-pandemic world. We are so lucky, here in South Bend, to […]
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Performing
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Taking Up Space
I’m thinking about the instinct we have to avoid taking up space, especially, though not exclusively, as women. I was
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Reed Drift
This topic comes out of a conversation we’ve been having in Reed Club lately. Last week was my THIRD orchestra
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Zooming Back to Work
Zoom has been a necessary evil this year – but emoting through it has been an obstacle that turned into an opportunity. It’s liberated my playing, and I invite you to let it liberate yours!
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The Element of Surprise
I’m working with an adult oboist who can play beautifully but tends to melt down as soon as anything at
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Coming in Last
I came in dead last in a 5K race once. It was probably 20 years ago, I was living in
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Why Do We Practice?
Why do we practice? While I am actually practicing, I don’t always enjoy it that much. Like running, I prefer
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On FLOW
Have you seen Soul? That new Pixar movie? We watched it a couple of weeks ago – and then again last
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Don’t Wait For It
Don’t wait for it. The lowest notes on the oboe are notoriously difficult to play. They don’t want to speak,
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Micro Rests
For oboists, endurance is a huge problem. We can play an endlessly long phrase, because of the way the instrument