Hi “Can you play for free?” Wait! Climb down from the ceiling and step away from your instrument, there's more. “We don't have a budget for music.” (AKA “can you play for free or exposure?”) “We hired someone else for much less before” “Since we are (fill in the...
Last weekend I was playing for a cocktail hour at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Miami when it happened. Everything was going well. The hotel had self-parking (I'll pay $30 not to have to deal with valet any day), the event was moved inside due to rain (not to...
In today’s busy world, many of us often sacrifice our physical and mental wellbeing to get things done. Working musicians, myself included, are often heard to say “I don’t have time for exercise, I need to practice”, or “I don’t have time to meditate, I’m too stressed...
Years ago, I worked in a preschool while also performing and giving private lessons. Many times, I had to change my clothes for performances at school. There was a student who loved superheros. I left class to get dressed, after I got dressed, I headed down the hall,...
AHS Atlanta 2016 Working for Harp Column has brought so many wonderful things into my life. Sharing my ideas and passions here, and through the podcast, has given me a drive to create and be creative, opened my mind to the potential of our field, and most...
As musicians we have to interact with many types of people. Building good working relationships is essential to our profession. Most musicians build each other up personally and professionally. Unfortunately, just like any other profession we run into toxic people. I...
When learning an instrument, many students who are able to have regular classes with a teacher (whether that be in person or via Skype) often find it difficult to achieve the results they desire from week to week. Juggling work, family, study and other commitments can...
As promised in episode 12 of Harp Column Podcast, please enjoy these recordings of Hannah Lash's music performed by the composer! Also be sure to check out the Q&A with Hannah to learn more. Stalk [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpy8dplkREY[/embedyt]...
You may have noticed a little bit of radio silence from me over the past few months. Other than the Podcast (which is also on hiatus right now due to summer scheduling issues) I have been pretty detached from the harp world. The reasons for this are multiple and...
Dear fellow harpists! I am a young Austrian harpist (more about me here) and I am crowdfunding my debut CD and I need your support! The easiest way to do so, is to share my project with many people, if you also want to support me, you can choose rewards. Find out more...
