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Let’s Try This Again

9/7/2018

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Greetings, friends!

It’s been a shameful amount of time since I’ve written a blog for my website. No, really, it’s been far longer than I ever intended it to be. Since my last post, I’ve given three out of four recitals for my degree, commissioned and premiered one new piece of music, and I’m entering my third year teaching some really great kids. Outside of my musical life, I hadn’t met my husband of 8 months yet last time I wrote! Saying that there’s been a lot of change would be a substantial understatement. Anyway, I’ve chastised myself for not writing on numerous occasions and, in my typical manner, ended up avoiding the blog like a very sad, guilty puppy. Well, no more!

I’ve reached the point in my degree where I’ve managed to leave my Fridays entirely wide open. Yes, that’s correct, I don’t have class on a Friday for the first time since 1995. As a result, I feel like it’s absolutely feasible to commit to writing blog posts on a more frequent basis than…every two years. I don’t know exactly how often I’ll be able to write, but I’d like to be posting at least once a month, if not every other week. I’m not entirely sure how long I can keep that momentum up, but engaging with people is what I love about music. If my online presence doesn’t support that, I’m not quite doing something right.

Once upon a time, I made a list of topics I would like to explore on my blog relating to the various aspects of music-making that are important to me and central to my work. I’ve been listening when people have asked for me to write a blog post about a certain topic or expressed interest in knowing more about a particular idea I have. I’ve been brainstorming some other ideas that I think may be pretty neat (who knows, if I keep my momentum up, I may even consider bringing in some guests to write occasionally!). However, these posts aren’t nearly as rewarding for me if no one reads them and/or engages with them. If I wanted to simply hear my own thoughts about these topics, I wouldn’t post them on the internet or I’d disable the comments section. So, I’m asking that you leave a comment on this post if you read it. Introduce yourself if I don’t know you. Say “hi!” if you do and tell me something you’ve been up to that gives you joy. If you have something you’d like to see me write about, tell me in the comments! As much as this is my blog, I feed off of collaboration and the enthusiasm of other people so I’ll probably write about it at some point.

Thanks for reading, friends! I can’t wait to hear from you.
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Tony Manfredonia link
9/7/2018 02:55:34 pm

I think it’s wonderful you’re aiming to do it more frequently! I’ve hopped off the bandwagon completely, myself.

What I’d love to hear is if you’ve ever come across a piece (even if you leave it anonymous) that you played, you weren’t fond of. New music, particularly. Was it commissioned? Were you assigned it? I’d somply love to hear if you’ve ever struggled with “enjoying” a new piece of music and how you handled it.

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Catie
9/7/2018 03:20:04 pm

This is an excellent topic and I definitely need to explore it! I’ve certainly been surprised by how much of a challenge some pieces have been for me to really “get.” In brief, I think it’s less that I don’t like a piece as much as I struggle to find something about it that hooks me. I’ve always managed to find something, but it’s taken an uncomfortably long amount of time on some pieces. When I’ve made sense of a piece, then I can work toward making that accessible to an audience.

Thanks for the great suggestion, Tony!

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Rebecca Hass link
9/7/2018 07:08:55 pm

Hey, way to get back on the blog train! I'm cheering you on. Something that's been giving me joy this week is crisp September air, and listening to this album on repeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51x4G8IDG4w

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Catie
9/7/2018 07:31:17 pm

I’m so glad that’s bringing you joy! I’ll check out that album soon, but a brief listen to a couple of minutes of the album sounds absolutely delightful.

Thanks for the encouragement as I return to blogging!

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