On being a musician

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"Deeply insightful and beautifully written... Every young musician & artist will benefit from reading your profound reflections."

~ ALBERTO ALMARZA, Flutist & Professor at Carnegie Mellon University School of Music

This blog is an open window into my journey as a creative, a platform to feature fellow artists, & a space to explore diverse topics.

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"but isn't that the job — to still have a voice?"

Yesterday at my retail job, one of my coworkers — a friend I often talk to without thinking — commented on a James Brown song on the radio:

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12 classical musicians on imposter syndrome

In between classical music's pursuit of transcendence & the young people who entrust their identity & worth to this art, there is a culture

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What happens when being a musician feels useless?

Silence seemed the only possible soundscape in a world where this kind of suffering is happening.

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When you aren't in love with practicing

Practicing for its own sake doesn't always come naturally to me. It takes being in a very particular mindset. If I had a formula to this

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It isn't about beauty (except for when it is)

"To perform is to place my body onstage. And to place my body onstage is to insist I have something worth being seen and heard"

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What does it mean to listen more deeply?

The moment when someone is brave enough to create something live with their bodies, imagination, and skills — even though they can't fully

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What about orchestra?

I fell in love with orchestra as a girl. The possibilities for textures of sound, the indescribable music, and the radical concept that