How many of us musicians have gone to school for 4, 6 or even 10 years to get those advanced degrees only to graduate into the real world and not be prepared? Today’s institutions of higher education for musicians are sadly lacking in preparing students for a life outside either performing or teaching. There’s more to it, folks… I have …
Women: How NOT to Get Bulky
View PostThe Courage to Succeed
Part 3 ( you can see Part 2 and Part 1 here) It sounds a little strange, doesn’t it? The courage to SUCCEED? Who would ever be afraid of success? Well, maybe you. I know I have been at times. Take a weakness and turn it into a strength. If you are dedicated to overcoming failure and achieving lasting success, …
Developing Body Awareness and Self-Trust
Once upon a time…Like most people who learn an instrument in the USA, I learned to play the flute in 6th grade. I had wanted to start playing much earlier than this as I knew my mother had a flutehidden away under the stairs. Sometimes I would take it down off the shelf, carefully (like it had magic and I …
Do You Have The Courage To Fail?
That is a bold statement, “do you have the courage to fail”? It could almost be seen as a personal challenge…
Are You Ready to Change?
What does change entail? Why are we afraid? This goes along with Failure, being Afraid to Fail and its cousin, Afraid of Success. Which camp do you belong to? We are all afraid of something, whether we admit it or not. We all have strengths and weaknesses, whether we admit it or not! A lot of times these characteristics go …
Newsletter
I know I’ve been MIA for awhile, but I have been sooooo busy! Things have been going really well in life and lots of doors are opening for me. I submitted two proposals to present: one for the Florida Flute Association Convention in January and one for the National Flute Association in August. I was also asked to be on …
Audition Travel Lessons Learned
As you know, when it comes to taking auditions, only take the ones you really want or that are close by because they can be expensive. How expensive? Well, let me tell you… This past Wednesday I flew up to Boston for a second round audition with the Air Force Band of Liberty. It was a challenge from the start. …
From Nancy Georges – The Attitude of Excellence
I got this in my email box from IFBB Pro Nancy Georges and thought it was wonderful enough to share. Whether your goal is fitness or musical excellence or anything else, this applies. THE ATTITUDE OF EXCELLENCE What does it mean to be excellent? How do you define it? For me, how I define excellence, is when I am personally …
Welcome to my blog – music, flute, fitness, and anything else that crosses my mind!
I finally have a blog and I’m excited for you to share in it with me! Welcome to my reality. Between working as a personal trainer, a health enthusiast at Vitamin Shoppe, cooking, practicing and working on my website, articles, recitals and presentations, I workout and spend time with my husband, that’s about all the time that’s left! I have …