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What I’d Tell Younger Me: Creative Truths I Wish I Knew Sooner

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What I’d Tell Younger Me: Creative Truths I Wish I Knew Sooner I know I’ve still got a lot of life ahead. I don’t even have a credit card yet. Buying a house? Not anytime soon. But I have found some creative rhythm and balance in my work. And if 15-year-old me could see where I am now, she’d be pretty impressed by all this hard-earned wisdom. So here’s to the 15-year-olds, and the ones who still feel like them, who could use a little encouragement. It might be easy to understand, but it will take time to get it right the first time. This is a quote from one of my 8-year-old piano students during one of our first lessons. We started to read music on the staff: a challenging skill that needs to be learned early and carefully in order to become fluent. I kept asking questions, running drills, and playing games to guide her and encourage her progress. Then I asked, “Is this making sense? Is it easy-peasy or a little tricky?” Her response stopped me: “It’s easy to understand, but it will t...
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Constructive Criticism: Let's Feedback Better

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Introduction: Feedback takes Practice College is a trip. Students in higher education are… fine. I find myself goggling at the different amounts of work ethic among students. The amount of accountability and responsibility different individuals have varies so much! College is definitely not “one size fits all”. Not everyone is going to be in a space that fits them perfectly.  I find that it’s hard to work and create in a space that’s too nice or too overbearing. As a college music student, I find that professors tend to either be too firm or not firm enough. For example, college music lessons often make me think: “I’m not good enough” or “I should have worked harder” or “how could I have possibly missed that” or “I’m never going to be cut out for this”.  On the other hand, media and production classes tended to be more along the lines of “That sounds good enough, so let’s move on”... But how do I make it BETTER?  I understand that we can move on educationally, but how do ...
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Understated yet Unmatched: the Shure SM7B

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The modern music industry isn’t just about music anymore. There’s graphic design, videography, photography, podcasts, broadcasts, scripts, writing, communications, managing, designing… and we still have to eat!  Now a microphone might not be able to make Kraft Mac and Cheese, but the Shure SM7B is basically gold!  The Shure SM7B might not be flashy, but because of its unmatched timelessness, adaptability, consistency, and durability; this microphone deserves to be in every studio setup to make you r music-making life easier.  The Shure SM7B on a boom https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b?variant=SM7B This Microphone is Timeless The Shure SM7 was first released in 1973. This microphone was used in Michael Jackson’s Thriller , nearly all of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers discography, and Sheryl Crow’s The Globe Sessions. Used for vocals, drums, and rhythm guitar, the SM7 provided a consistent yet iconic sound for these artists.  In 1999, the SM7A was releas...
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