Successful Practice And Rehearsal Philosophy
4 Free Blog Resources for Artists
Links to 4 Blogs of Which I Love:
1) Renita Kalhourn @FlowJunkie on Twitter http://stepupyourgamenow.com
2) Jade Simmons: EMERGE ALREADY! @JadeSimmons on Twitter http://jademedia.org
3) Dan James: A Big Creative YES @CoachCreative on Twitter http://coachcreative.com/abigcreativeyes
4) Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com
Show your colleagues LOVE.
I come from a big family! and in a lot of ways have transferred my family philosophy to my work philosophy. LOVE LOVE LOVE and more LOVE. My ideal work day consists of a genuine feeling of community. I practice this philosophy and make it a way of life just like I would practicing scales.
We are business owners!!!!
While I have come a long way in terms of my financial knowledge in the past few years, I wanted to make sure to convey my sincere reaction during the process of getting from point A to point B; getting from “i am a musician and that’s it” to “i am a musician and therefore i am, of course, a business owner”. While I realize this sentiment of confusion may not be helpful to a fellow musician, I hope “teachers” and others who are in “leadership roles” find it helpful in progressing forward with an ever evolving music curriculum. In response to such confusion it is usually a traditional thought to “create a class” dedicated to this one topic. However, much like practice, I think it should be “LIVED” and oozing through the aura and purpose of an establishment dedicated to helping shape the minds of future artistic leaders. Some simple ways to create an atmosphere that lends itself to this kind of thinking is:
1) a poster that says “YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER”
2) Creating a blog where your teachers post strictly business resources like legalzoom.com and discuss things like “why should you declare a DBA?” or better yet “what is a DBA?”
3) get students involved in the social media process of advertising the school/ department. perhaps they do not yet have their own projects, but HEY! they are part of your school! and love being there also! in fact THEY ARE THE SCHOOL. why not have them involved in how to help support it via poster design, tag line, name of a concert, actively marketing to invite the neighboring businesses and families to come to shows?
There you go! 3 ways of probably many many more ways to get the conversation going and LIVE the process of working toward entrepreneurship.
Polyphonic.org is doing a great job at bridging the gap and “starting the conversation”!
Vlog #25 To make a living, get a life
You’re naturally focused on starting a career in music. Have a life outside music, develop secondary interests, and encounter new ideas. Work that expresses who you are comes out of the unique experiences that you cultivate for yourself, and those experiences are richest when they are wide-ranging.
Vblog #21 – Lasik for Wind Players!
Melissa talks about her experience with Lasik as a wind player – definitely check this out if you’re interested in laser vision correction!
VLOG#13_First Chances
http://youtu.be/QAAMQOwnUsU
Next week, I’m really excited to start taking the Alexander Technique, a practice that helps with awareness of the body to use it more efficiently and with ease. I’m hoping it can give my singing a boost, so to document my progress, here is a Kmang Kmang where I’m singing – pre-Alexander technique – ENJOY! (don’t know why it’s changing colors like that..)
