Multi Award Winning Female Saxophonist, Birmingham, UK, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Soul and Originals. 'Music for the soul'
Tips and advice for musicians
Now that we’re on the last quarter of the year, with colder and shorter days heralding the arrival of Christmas, most of us tend to think of January as the perfect moment to start working on our goals and resolutions. However, what if October was a better starting point?
Time is always scarce, especially when we have something really important that we want to achieve. That said, we still can manage a lot by organising ourselves to take the best out of what we’ve got.
It’s easy to get caught in the endless rush of modern life, which can give you a constant sense of exhaustion, or even the feeling of being lost. Remembering your life is a way to counter this issue.
As I’ve mentioned many times, I believe every musician should be paid their worth. This doesn’t only mean that we must get paid a sum of money that corresponds to our time and talent: said amount must also reach us in a timely manner and with no incident.
Let’s be kinder towards ourselves and others this year 2024. Let’s try to be more understanding, and also clearer in our communication. By focusing on the good that we can bring to the world, we’ll make it better for everybody, together.
With one more year in our lives, we are —or should be, haha— one year wiser too. One year closer to doing what we want to do and to the aims in our life. Let’s have a look at how to plan in order to make things happen.
Grace Bumbry passed away on May 7th, 2023. One of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, and the first black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival, she left behind an incredible legacy of music and wisdom.
I streamed part of the soundcheck for the Barbados 57th Independence Dinner Ball on my Instagram account, @millicentstephensonsax. Intrigued about how it works? Have a look.
Sleep issues are the part of my menopause journey that I’ve found the most detrimental. I figured out early on that I needed to tackle them. Here I share ten strategies that have been effective to achieve a good night’s rest.
