I often get asked by other musicians about my commitment to posting on social media platforms. I have always been an early adopter of new platforms, and I enjoy trying to figure out what works, and what doesn’t. Posting clips is built into my daily routine, and I have been so fortunate to have these platforms as an avenue for my music over the past few years.
During lockdown in 2020, social media became my outlet when there weren’t any gigs. I was teaching online 6-8 hours a day, and my drive to practice was possibly the lowest that it had ever been. After a few months of living in this state, I knew that I had to start finding the motivation to create, and improve.
I started forcing myself to post a clip a day – 30-60 seconds of what I was working on that day. That routine motivated me to get to my instruments regularly, and stoked the fire. Soon, I was recording etudes, and examples for my students.
I started to build my platforms, started this blog, and gained connections with musicians all over the world. This included collaborations with composers, I played on recordings, I started to book students, and make friends who were living in the same situation that I was around the globe.
I continue to post regularly. I don’t make a post every day – it’s busier now that gigs are back, I’m in school, my kids are growing – life resembles more pre-lockdown now, but I update my stories, and have maintained the connections that were built.
Building the community has been the most important, and rewarding part of the journey – the support was, and continues to be overwhelming! Thank you!
Please feel free to follow me on any of my platforms!