I made a cheeky post in 2016 about not writing on this blog until 2020. We see how accurate I used to be, here we are, 9 months into 2020, I forgot about this blog for 4 full years, and the world is literally on fire. Performances have halted, school is at home (we love …
Hey Guys!
I will be writing and editing a series about traveling with instruments by plane, and some tips and tricks I've learned from two overseas flights, numerous audition trips, and just flying in general. Super excited to kick this series off, hopefully it will help you out if you're unsure of what to do to make …
Excuses Excuses…
What I've been up to!
I have the Travel Fever
Christmas break was a bit of a reality check for me. I realized a few things about myself and about living in Oklahoma City. Ice storms REALLY suck. They are terrible, and I hate driving in ice. Snow is cool the first day, but after that it can just go away. I miss rain. I …
Sorry guys!
So I slacked off again. Grad school has taken over my life (just as I was expecting it to.) It's just now slowing down for a little while after my last quintet concert, but I promise I'll post more regularly! Here's a list of things that have happened since I moved out here! 1. We …
Holding Patterns
Last week, my parents, boyfriend and I loaded up a U-Haul trailer and three cars, and headed to Oklahoma City. It was a relatively uneventful trip, but I thought I'd share some things I found funny or interesting. We left the last day of July and drove to Tallahassee. We ended up eating at On …
End of July Update
This coming weekend marks the last weekend in Florida for my boyfriend and me, as we are making the 19 hour car journey to OKC Thursday, August 1. And there is so much left to do! The last few weeks have been incredibly busy, with my playing all over the state essentially, and Patrick's dad …
We Must Adjust
For the last two weeks, I have had the privilege of working at summer camps with one of the most important (in my opinion. :D) youth orchestras in Central Florida, the Metropolitan Area Youth Symphony, or MAYS for short. MAYS was created in 2010 after the passing of Jonathan May, a prominent music educator and …
Five weeks and counting
Last week, I worked at Stetson University's 30th Annual Double Reed Workshop. It is a week long program for middle and high school oboists and bassoonists, and teaches reed making, chamber groups are included, and it also gives them the chance to work with other double reed players as they may be the only one …
One Chapter Over, Next Chapter Has Begun
As many of you know, I finally walked in Graduation! I sat through commencement with my phone, sat next to one of the coolest girls I had a class with, and it was generally uneventful. Except that it was at 9 am. And not with the school of Music. You see, at Stetson, the School …
The Life of a Musician 