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What Happens Next? Navigating Life After Music School
Emmy Rozanski
Nov 23, 20216 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Make the World Your Oyster with Allison M. Schweitzer
A few years ago, Allison M. Schweitzer (a.k.a. Allison Emm) started a Meetup group for musicians. I thought it was a great idea to have a...
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Emmy Rozanski
Oct 4, 20219 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Making the World a Better Place with Lauren Rudzinskas
I'm really excited to feature Lauren Rudzinskas for this blog post. Although I vaguely knew of her as the person in charge of the...
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Emmy Rozanski
Aug 31, 20217 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Marketing for Success with Jared Judge
A big thank you to Jared Judge for sharing his gigging and music business expertise for this blog post. Jared and I met when he was...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jul 6, 20215 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Just Be You with Mike Keegan
I'm very pleased to learn more about Mike Keegan and his musical journey. Mike was one of the first musicians that I reached out to when...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jun 22, 20214 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Finding Your "Why" with Brianne Borden
I'm very pleased to interview Brianne Borden for this post. Brianne and I got to know each other when we played together in a brass...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jun 15, 20216 min read
Taking Responsibility for your Musical Development with Juli Buxbaum
One of the things I've always admired about Juli Buxbaum is her ability to decide on a goal and then really do what is necessary to make...
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Emmy Rozanski
May 11, 20219 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Enjoying Every Small Step with Labib Palis
I am extremely grateful to have met Labib Palis when we were both teaching artists on a MusAid trip to El Salvador. Labib's energy and...
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Emmy Rozanski
Apr 27, 20219 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Making your Musical Mark with David Earll
David Earll and I first got to know each other as fellow grad students at Arizona State University. In 2019 we reconnected when we ran...
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Emmy Rozanski
Apr 20, 20218 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Redefining Success with Corey Sansolo
I first met Corey Sansolo when I heard him perform in an Axiom Brass concert a couple of years ago. I really enjoyed the concert and...
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Emmy Rozanski
Apr 6, 20218 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Finding your Priorities with Sarah Christianson
Sarah Christianson and I met while playing with the Skokie Valley Symphony. We performed some great pieces with that orchestra and I got...
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Emmy Rozanski
Mar 23, 20215 min read
Navigating Life after Music Music School: Choosing Solidarity Instead of Scarcity with Olivia Dobbs
It's has been inspiring for me to learn Olivia Dobb's philosophy towards music and being a musician. I love Olivia's thoughts on...
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Emmy Rozanski
Mar 16, 20217 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Finding Opportunities for Growth with Olivia Meadows
Thank you to Olivia Meadows for sharing her experiences and wisdom for this post! Olivia and I met as grad students at Arizona State...
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Emmy Rozanski
Mar 9, 20217 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Creating your Community with Annamarie Arai
I feel very lucky to have met and become good friends with Annamarie Arai when we were both Teaching Artists (and roommates!) on a MusAid...
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Emmy Rozanski
Feb 23, 20216 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Believing in Yourself with Matthew Jermiason
Thank you to Matthew Jermiason for being this week's blog interview. It was great to have the opportunity to learn more about his current...
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Emmy Rozanski
Feb 16, 20216 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Dreaming Big with Caitlin Edwards
Today I am happy to share my interview with violinist Caitlin Edwards. Caitlin and I were roommates in Chicago for a short time. Whenever...
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Emmy Rozanski
Feb 2, 202112 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Just Keep Going with Michelle Flowers
One of the best things about going to music festivals is meeting great people who are doing interesting things. Michelle Flowers is one...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jan 26, 20217 min read
Navigating Life after Music School: Living an Artful Life with Erica Cherry
One of the first things I noticed about Erica Cherry was a feeling of exuberance! I met Erica when we were both Teaching Artists on a...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jan 19, 20215 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Putting Yourself Out There with Matthew Makeever
This week I'm very happy to feature my good friend, Matthew Makeever. Matthew and I met almost two years ago when we played together in...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jan 12, 202114 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Betting on Yourself with Louis Setzer
The Indiana Wind Symphony audition in the fall of 2016 was disappointing for me. BUT there was a bright spot and that bright spot was...
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Emmy Rozanski
Jan 5, 20216 min read
Navigating Life After Music School: Carving your Own Path with Émilie Fortin
When Émile Fortin reached out to me about my blog I was thrilled - thrilled that she was finding it useful and wanted to share her own...
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