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This post was written by Ian Antonio, a percussionist and founding member of Yarn/Wire, recipients of a 2017 Paul R. Judy Center Grant. On December 2nd of last year, Yarn/Wire, with the support of the Paul R. Judy Center Grant from the Eastman School of Music, presented the sixth installment of our ongoing ‘Currents’ series. […]

At least for freelancers, this is essentially true. When your “employers” are a wide range of contractors, venues, presenters, universities, and other organizations that hire musicians, it is important to be making a good impression on everyone you interact with in a professional setting. Academics talk about the interview process for a professorship – how […]

March 1 is an important deadline for both of these opportunities – check them out below! Eastman Leadership Conference | June 20-23, 2018 | Rochester, NY Leadership and administration in music schools comes with unique challenges.  The Eastman Leadership Conference provides music school leaders and administrators essential information and experiences to help them meet these challenges.  […]

This is a crucial question that I think we all need to ask ourselves when planning and marketing concerts and other live events. Why should people come? What about this event is truly unique, or great, or captivating, or something? If we don’t have a good answer for that, how can we expect people to […]

Let’s jump right in: Review and Update Ensemble Procedures: Do you have a “Roles and Responsibilities” document? Operational Plan? Review these and update accordingly.  If you don’t have a document that specifies roles and responsibilities for your ensemble, consider creating one. This document should lay out the positions within your ensemble, what each individual is […]

How often do you update your resume (or CV)? Just when you need to submit it for something and then you wish you had been keeping up with it more regularly? Ah, yes. Alas, we often have more pressing things to do with our time than keep these documents ultra fresh. But, you may want […]

“Making Your Life as an Artist” is a super valuable (and free!) ebook from Artist U.  I came across it a couple of years ago and have shared it with many people, who always seem to benefit from the fresh perspectives included in the pages of this ebook.  The book was written by choreographer Andrew […]

This post was written by percussionist/composer/arts entrepreneur Maria Finkelmeier.  Based in Boston, she manages a steady stream of projects that incorporate her talents as a performer, composer, and project designer. For more info, visit www.mariafinkelmeier.com. A project-based lifestyle goes beyond the parameters of the more common and discussed “gig economy” – in which musicians, artists, creatives, […]

Would you consider your use of social media to be innovative? Creative? Do you think there is an opportunity to use social media in innovative ways that might help give your work extra exposure or lead to new opportunities? I think so!  Take a look at ImprovAday on Instagram – percussionist Maria Finkelmeier came up […]

Is 2018 the year that you (or your ensemble, your organization) are going to launch that creative idea you have been working on? Or maybe you hope to grow/expand an existing idea or project this year.  One thing is for sure – we could all benefit from thinking like innovators and upping our innovation game […]