From the OrchestraExcerpts.com, this is the Per Service Podcast, a show about growing in our musical and personal lives.

And it has been some time! But thank you for staying with us. I guess if you are just binge listening to this in the future, it doesn’t really matter. But in either case, it’s good to be back with you.

And since it’s the end of the school year, and the orchestra season, we decided to reflect for a minute about the previous year and some things we learned from successes and some challenges.

That is what we have been learning this year. That, life in the arts is Talent, Preparedness in all things, and just some good old luck.
That the clarity for decisions you made fades over time, and you might need some reminders.
That, moving and starting over, really is challenging. Connections are important, but you sill have to do the work and show up. And that you only have 100% energy, you can’t give it all in one part of your life, and expect to still have it in the other areas.
And that auditions are maybe equally about mental preparation as they are about musical preparation.

What have you learned this year? You can see some of the links to things we mentioned on our show notes page perservice.co/39

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Things we mentioned:

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What have you learned this year?