While most musicians are in a COVID-induced performance dry-spell, being an Artist in Residence for the Collington Community has been cause for one of the busiest performance seasons of my career. And I love it. I really love performing. Just writing that makes me smile, because I couldn’t have said that I ‘love performing’ even a few months ago. In fact, performance anxiety has been a huge mental hurdle in my life…it’s a miracle that I’ve made it to this point! For anyone wh

Well, last week was certainly intense and stressful!! It seems that every student that I worked with was frustrated by their inability to focus, practice or be productive amidst their concern and fear over the election. So today, I just want to take a minute to validate everyone's need for self-care. In conservatory culture, students often carry a huge burden of guilt whenever they aren't practicing. Sometimes, this mindset is encouraged by teachers, but other times it's driv