I woke up. Looked at my watch and it was 3:20 am. My taxi should be here in 40 minutes and I look forward to experience my new life.
I am off to a new beginning.
The cab left me at the airport and I checked-in right away. I paid $30 for a one way ticket to Germany, you can see it clearly at the bottom of the print out I have on my pocket. [...]
How to Get Free Airplane Tickets
I woke up. Looked at my watch and it was 3:20 am. My taxi should be here in 40 minutes and I look forward to experience my new life.
I am off to a new beginning.
The cab left me at the airport and I checked-in right away. I paid $30 for a one way ticket to Germany, you can see it clearly at the bottom of the print out I have on my pocket. [...]
5 Tips to Overcome Stage Fright
I was a freshman and really bad at playing the violin. I didn’t really know how would it feel (to be in the spotlight). Completely confused and with many questions I approached my teacher for the first time. We talked and some of the questions were answered, but still, I needed to go through a lot in order to understand how this stuff reall [...]
THE eBook for Classical Musicians
Motivation= Success : A Survival Guide for Classical Musicians is the companion guide to our Tips for Classical Musicians blog. With expanded articles, resources (links) and personal stories and experiences, I discuss the real life as a musician and some of the common problems we have as artists. In this guide you will find [...]
How to Stay Motivated? for Classical ...
You are all set because it’s been a few months since you started working on various pieces. Your vision and understanding of the repertoire has change very much since the beginning. You know when, where and for whom the piece was composed and a basic analysis of the piece. You have played in studio class, recitals and master-classes but you [...]
Have You Practice 10,000 Hours Yet?
Day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year.
You get the point.
Practice is what we do for a long time during our careers in music. Is the essential preparation to succeed and move on to the next step on that infinite ladder. As I read many blogs on personal development and efficiency, I often encounter the 10,000 [...]
Classical Musician’s Guide to t...
Allow yourself a few minutes to close your eyes and imagine a beautiful musical instrument. Within a few seconds you will see many details like colors, shape and textures. Now, if you imagine a flower for example, you will also see it as vividly as the musical instrument but this time try to add the sense of smell to it.When you add that ex [...]
7 Ways to Trust Your Training
When you perform a concert, a recital or a masterclass, you already went through a very delicate process where practice met discipline to achieve a high performing level. It’s a process that only fine artists can experience.
I mean, you probably visited the practice room more than you visited your love ones, spend what it seemed like unli [...]
You Are as Good as Your Last Performa...
I don’t know where exactly but I’ve heard it more than once. Every time I hear it, for some reason, I end up spending a lot of time thinking about it.
Why would anyone have to prove themselves over and over again for the rest of their lives?
Well, that’s us.
Is who we are. Is what we came to this world!
No matter how many degrees you hav [...]
Have You Tried This Practice Tip ?
Do you know what entrepreneurs, businessmen and leaders in general have in common?
What makes them work with an incredible amount of stamina and efficiency?
There is a unique and only strategy when it comes to be as efficient as possible with limited amount of time.
Take on one thing at the time and forget about everything else.
You see, w [...]
Follow Your Dreams Like You Follow a ...
Imagine you are sight reading the Rite of Spring with the score and a recording. The metric is irregular, the music does many unexpected things and Stravinsky creates a different and unique language. If you are familiar with his works then it is known field- but still, you must carefully follow the independent lines to stay in sync with the [...]
