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Oct 21, 2026

The Stage, The Score, and a Different Kind of Hunger

When you are an artist trying to colour outside the lines, the traditional system will often try to remind you of your place. Sometimes they do it through a grading rubric, and sometimes they do it with a delivery box.

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Oct 19, 2026

The Closed Door That Opened a Community: Finding My Voice Outside the Classical Box

When you enter a traditional university music program, you are handed a very specific map. It is a path paved with centuries of tradition, rigid technical milestones, and the expectation that success looks like fitting perfectly into a highly specific,… Read more