• Sarah Whitney: Unlocking Possibility

  • Jan 25 2021
  • Length: 57 mins
  • Podcast

Sarah Whitney: Unlocking Possibility

  • Summary

  • This episode features a conversation with violinist Sarah Whitney. Sarah has appeared on stages worldwide as a soloist and collaborative artist. We discuss her career with the acclaimed ensemble Sybarite5, her concert series Beyond the Notes, and her coaching practice and blog, The Productive Musician.

     

    “Marvelous violin acrobatics” - The Washington Post

     

    Highlights

    • The music industry has been hit hard - 7:23
    • Brainstorming about what to do during the pandemic - 7:52
    • Keeping the conversations about music - 9:04
    • Being a violinist - 11:55
    • Being in a band - 16:44
    • People asking for recommendations - 20.47
    • Their home in New York - 23:12
    • Benefits for a musicians in New York City - 25:26
    • New York is an extremely resilient city - 27:38
    • What may change is the music industry - 29:03
    • Scaling vs. growth - 31:20
    • Coming back to, “why we do this” - 33:04
    • Benefits of having competition - 35:56
    • Being a life-long learner - 37:56
    • Self-curiosity - 40:21
    • Showing musicians what’s possible - 42:42
    • Being hunger to learn - 47:46
    • People are curious about stories - 48:13
    • Building her musicians’ coaching business - 49:56
    • How to create a career with much joy - 50:48
    • Standing for being real - 52:28



    Episode Resources

    • Download Sarah's  free guide “4 Steps to Break Through Imposter Syndrome”:
    • https://mailchi.mp/caaa14fc42d7/imposter-syndrome?fbclid=IwAR0vc-yJCPKcgdlSby8u-BlUmwyn0jCRVUyC4Zdrt9M1tti8OsaJsVyixBc 
    • Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds:
    • roberthuntsimonds@gmail.com 
    • http://roberthuntsimonds.com/
    • http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com 
    • Photo credits: Jaka Vinsek & Helen McCauley
    • William Robin's PhD Dissertation "A Scene Without a Name: Indie Classical and American New Music in the Twenty First Century": https://www.dropbox.com/s/m2y0owapictpkwi/William%20Robin%2C%20PhD%20dissertation.pdf?dl=0 
    • Connect with Sara Whitney
    • Website: www.sarahwhitney.com 
    • Productive Musician Blog: www.theproductivemusician.com 
    • Book a free discover call with Sarah: https://calendly.com/theproductivemusician/1-1-with-sarah 
    • Beyond the Notes Concert series: www.gobeyondthenotes.com
    • Sybarite5: www.sybarite5.org
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