I read about #39 in history books. Though I have distinct memories from the 80’s, #40 came and went in the fog of my preteen years. #41 taught me the power of patriotism, yellow ribbons, and pride in my country. #42 arrived during my coming of age years and helped me grow my progressive roots. IContinue reading “#45”
Category Archives: Purpose
5 Things Artists Can Do, Post-Election
The arts live continuously, and they live literally by faith; their nature and their shapes and their uses survive unchanged in all that matters through times of interruption, diminishment, neglect; they outlive governments and creeds and societies, even the very civilizations that produced them. They cannot be destroyed altogether because they represent the substanceContinue reading “5 Things Artists Can Do, Post-Election”
3 Career Fears To Tackle In 5 Years
Before declaring my major in college I remember losing what felt like weeks of sleep trying to decide if the path to become a music educator was right for me. Choosing the wrong path or worse, choosing the right path and ultimately not finding success in said path was all consuming. What I didn’t know then was that theContinue reading “3 Career Fears To Tackle In 5 Years”
4 Ways to save yourself from a soul-sucking college experience
By the start of the second semester of my masters degree in bassoon performance, I knew I didn’t want to be an orchestral musician. I was lost. Everyone was (seemingly) passionately pursuing their degree, determined to land that coveted orchestral position. The pursuit of perfection and mastery on the bassoon drove me, but without the goal ofContinue reading “4 Ways to save yourself from a soul-sucking college experience”
5 Ways College Students Can Jumpstart Their Career In The Arts
I love this post by Ivan Trevino. He raises questions many of us are asking at institutions of higher learning across the country. The arts entrepreneurship movement from the past few years has helped and many schools are working diligently behind the scenes to address the new needs of the 21st century artist, however, change is hard at the institutional level. WhileContinue reading “5 Ways College Students Can Jumpstart Their Career In The Arts”