Need some musical motivation? You’ve got it! Here is a roundup of all the exciting musical things for you this spring. Let’s dive in!
1. Pittsburgh Symphony ✨🎶
Listening is so important for us as musicians. If you live in or near Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Symphony is an amazing way to access musical inspiration and motivation!
The Pittsburgh Symphony is a Grammy Award winning orchestra which performs in the beautiful Heinz Hall.
Pittsburgh Opera 🎶
If you live near Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Opera is a perfect way to get some musical motivation! Listening is so important for musicians, and opera is a great way to do that!
The new season’s operas have been announced:
If you don’t live in Pittsburgh, check out your local symphony orchestra and opera company!
2. You deserve a round of applause! 👏👏👏
Let’s celebrate YOU! 🏆
This is the best way to celebrate your practicing and keep up the motivation! This 3-day email series celebrates you and all your hard work – right in your inbox! (Like your own personal standing ovation!) So if you are ready to celebrate you (cause I am!), sign up for the series!
What people are saying about the series:
So if you want to be like Nikolas and Kaylynn, sign up!
3. Top 3 Instagram Reels — to get you inspired! 💕
Instagram can be so motivational! So here are 3 reels that I particularly want to share with you:
1. Get inspired through beautiful cello playing!
@iratxe.icellist shares the behind-the-scenes of her wonderful cello playing and performing.
2. Listen to this fabulous duo!
@thatgirlwithviolin and @kacper_kuklinski often collaborate in reels and perform together. And they are simply stunning!
3. Get the behind-the-scenes on youth orchestra rehearsals
One of my favourite things to share on Instagram is behind the scenes stuff. This one dives into an orchestra rehearsal.
If you like them too, go show them some love!
4. Your new favourite practice pencils ✏️✏️
An amazing practice session must have amazing stationery… Am I right? These pencils are super duper cool, because when you are done with them, they have seeds at the end where you can stick them in a plant pot, and grow your favourite plants! It ads a touch of magic to our sessions:
5. Podcast: Attention to Detail: The Classical Listening Guide 🎶
This podcast is hosted by Maestro Jacob Joyce, the Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony and he dives into different strategies for listening to classical music. It is really insightful, so go check it out!
Listen to our conversation with Maestro!🎵
Maestro Jacob Joyce is truly a gold mine for music strategies. We get to pick his brain in this episode on the Confident Musicianing Podcast!
Thank you for joining me in the Spring Roundup! Let me know what you think of these in the comments.
Till next time,
Eleanor
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