The Art of Losing Your Self
Melissa Snoza, flutist and Executive Director of the Fifth-House Ensemble recently wrote an inspiring blog post titled “The Art of Losing Your Self.”
In the post, she writes:
In that moment, I began to realize the beginnings of what it means to play music, and what my real purpose is in this larger space, outside of the training zone. Music is a gift. I don’t mean a gift as in a talent, I mean a gift – the kind you give to someone else with both palms open.
As we consider what it means to be a classical musician in a changing world, and the skills necessary to re-imagine the traditional model of professional success, I would argue that one of the most essential lessons that today’s artists must learn is the most simple, yet the most contrary to the process that gets us here.
In short, lose your Self.
