breaking out

Our field is like most--it’s easy to become isolate from the broader world.  How does music connect with the world at large? One way to see it differently or to remember is by talking with those outside of the music field.  We can do this through online classes and by going out of our way to talk to nonmusicians. I once went to an all-science mixer and talked to strangers about how creativity is good for the lab--and music can be a gateway to greater creativity.  (As an introvert, I found this exercise to be particularly challenging.)

[I have enrolled in Seth Godin’s The Bootstrapper’s Workshop, which is allowing me to talk to many people outside of the music field.  If you’re up for a challenge, you can check it out at: https://thebootstrappersworkshop.com/.  Nobody has paid me to mention this!]