How Do You Eat an Elephant?
In this guest OpEd, composer and author Tim Hansen explores how to overcome creative anxiety with a small-goal oriented system of focus.
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Digital Overload – 8 Tips to Help You Detox From Your Devices
We all spend too much time in front of our phones — for musicians this can be a big problem. Here are 8 tips for detoxing from your devices.
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The Difference Between Good and Bad Feedback
Most musicians today suffer from some level of self-doubt, whether latent or utterly crippling. Learning to interpret feedback is a priority.
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Thriving as a Musician With a Chronic Illness
Helpful examples and advice from musicians who have gone through chronic pain and come out of it successful, and inspirational!
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7 Tips for Staying Inspired When You’re Feeling Off
The last few years have been hard for all of us, arm yourself with these creative strategies and never lose momentum again.
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5 Ways My Freelance Music Career Supports My Mental Wellness
A touching OpEd from a concert cellist about how and why her switch to freelance has been able to help manage her mental health.
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How to Develop a Longterm Mindset for Your Music Career
One of the biggest enemies of mental health in the music industry is time; success never happens overnight. Here are some tips for longevity.
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The Introverted Musician’s Guide to Showing Up Authentically
A motivating meditation on the unique gifts, perspectives, and values that introverts can bring to a competitive music industry.
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Why We (Really, Really) Need Live Music
With the Covid-19 pandemic lasting this long, music fans are wondering whether live music will ever truly return. Here’s why it should…
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6 Creative Ways to Help Support Indie Artists Right Now
We’re not out of this pandemic yet, and artists everywhere are still struggling — beyond buying albums, how else can you help support?
