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Three Effective Ways to Find the Courage to Keep Going
Let’s say you’ve been working really, really hard on a project. In order to get it done, you’ve invested every spare second, you’ve saved every penny, you’ve learned a ton of new skills, you’ve relocated your comfort zone to a brand new area and you’re actually starting to like the…
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My US Audition Adventure: fundraising result
THE FUNDRAISING EVENT – RESULT Exactly three weeks ago, I threw my very first fundraiser to help fund my studies in the USA. I must say I had no idea what to expect, how many people would make it, how much money this project would raise…I was only convinced it…
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Per aspera, ad astra
Why love is the answer to everything If you’ve had the time to scroll through my website, you might have noticed I want to study at Jacobs School of Music as of August this year. It’s been quite an adventure so far, with loads of studying, preparing, writing, playing, gritting…
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My US Audition adventure: the verdict (+exciting announcement!)
Welcome back to the series! I know it’s been a loooooooong time since I’ve promised to keep you guys posted. Truth is a lot of different events kept alternating the definite outcome of the audition process. That’s why I procrastinated writing this blogpost. But ever since the end of 2018,…
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Five Personally Tested and Approved Tips to Overcome Stage Fright
Whether you’re a musician, an actor, a comedian, a motivational speaker or you find yourself about to go on stage for any other reason...you might have encountered this little unwanted creeper called stage fright. It has the ability to reduce your regular wit and intelligence levels below 0% and
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My US Audition adventure: last stop – Bloomington
It took me a while to find the time to write this final blogpost on my auditions, so let me catch you up again. This journey starts in New Jersey after my audition at Manhattan School of Music, where I booked a hotel near Newark airport. ARRIVING AT BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA…
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My US audition adventure: second stop – New York
In my previous two blog posts you can find an overview of my preparations for the auditions and the first experience I had in Boston. Today I invite you to go along the second part of my trip: New York. THE ARRIVAL I left Boston on a bright sunny day,…
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My US audition adventure: first stop – Boston
In my previous post, I told you guys all about preparing for the auditions from scratch up until audition day. Today and in the next few posts, I will give you the details of my actual trip: my stay in each of the cities and the schools I auditioned in.…
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Auditioning in the States: from TOEFL to audition day
In my very first blogpost, I mentioned my plans on auditioning in the States. 7 months have passed since then and I actually went auditioning in 3 of the 5 schools I applied to. I won’t have news until the end of the month, but in the meantime – for…
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Hit it!
2018 started and I have to admit it was one of my rougher starts of a new year. Of course you hope for a smooth lay-out, but sometimes it’s just not your week and shit happens. I sincerely hope you guys had a splendid kickstart of these new 365 days,…
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Room service!
It’s the holidays! Merry Chri-… No, wait, Christmas passed already. (It what now? H-how? When?) Then…ehrr…Happy New Ye-… No, still a little too early. (Oh, thank goodness!) I’m telling you, dear reader, I can’t keep up anymore. 2017 barely started and now we’re on the brink of 2018. Does every…
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When the Magic Happens
If I think about the exact reason why I became a musician, I always conclude that goosebumps is the main motive. Personally, there are very few things in the world that can unlock this sensation in such a profound way as music. So…what triggers this feeling? Because even though it’s…
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An Ode to Optimism: my first blog post
So here we are, circa the middle of August, during one of the longest vacations I will ever have in my life – if not the longest – when suddenly THE question I have been trying to avoid all summer kicks in: Now what? I’m graduated, as a classical pianist,…
