Cover Letter Secrets for Musicians
If you’re a musician looking to land a college teaching job, and you’re wondering how to improve your chances of getting hired, I’ve got some good and bad news for you—plus I've got the cover letter secrets for musicians—the secrets needed to help you make the short...
Take the Musician Motivation Quiz
Here's the question: is your motivation crystal clear? If you're like most musicians, it's a little murky. To help, I've got a story for you plus a quick and easy Musician Motivation quiz so you can clarify your WHY. First, the story. Many years ago I met an American...
How does Beauty operate in your music career?
Lately I’ve been thinking about the experience of Beauty as an operating principle—in both music and in life. The questions of where and what Beauty is, what it's for, and how it works—these have fascinated me in recent weeks. I'm asking How does Beauty operate in...
How to handle rejection in an unfair music profession
Rejection—it’s an inevitable part of life as a professional musician. You fail to advance in an audition round, your grant proposals are turned down, or you experience radio silence in response to your email pitches. Rejection just comes with the territory. The...