Remember what it felt like when you were eight years old? Out beyond our backyard, there was a creek, a ravine, and maybe 5 acres of an abandoned apple orchard with woods and a stream with a Tarzan swing that the older boys on our street had strung up. They also built...
Heads up: this story contains the stalled project cure. It's the story of a terrific musician I'll call Kathy. She's personable, positive, and accomplished. And prior to Covid, she was active: teaching and freelancing, taking auditions—she was busy and optimistic...
If you're waiting for your internal messaging to tell you that you're ready to take that next courageous step in your career, I have news for you: Fortune Favors the Bold Musician. Huh? This means that the way to get things happening in your career is not to wait for...
The #1 reason why musicians seek out career coaching is probably not what you think. It's not about needing more strategies or information. It's because there's something they know they need to be doing for their career but they're NOT doing it. So let's great real:...
I'm often asked what it takes to create a successful music career. The truth is, it depends on the musician's readiness. Is your music career headed in the right direction? Are you ready to make real change? I'm asking because I find that many of us are fooling...
When you consider your career and opportunities in life, where do you see that power resides? Who has the power? It's all too easy to see the gatekeepers, or "higher ups" as powerful — the competition judges, the grant selection or search committee, to the boss who...
MONDAY BYTES — April 13, 2015 Musicians face rejection all the time: from auditions that don't go as we'd hoped, to a not-so-hot review or job interview, or we may just not be getting the freelance referrals that our colleagues are. Our egos end up bruised and we...
MONDAY BYTE — Sept. 1, 2014 [Brit actor Jenny Eclair as the Fairy Godmother in 2011 production of Cinderella at Richmond Theatre, Photo by Peter Schiazza] Happy Labor Day! In celebration, here is my favorite labor-related question (for...
MONDAY BYTES — July 7, 2014 Here's a terrific resource: a site called 50 Ways to Get a Job. Even if you're not looking now, the site has excellent tips for improving your quality of work life. The simplicity and layout of the site invites you to dive in and check out...
MONDAY BYTES – September 16, 2013 Early this summer I had a conversation that’s still haunting me. It happened at a festival where I gave a talk and did some one-on-one advising sessions. It was a conversation with a talented young violinist who wanted to talk about a...
