Audrey Flores - Horn

Solo, Chamber, and Orchestral Horn Playing

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The Plight of the Young Musician Part II: When I Started Saying No

October 23, 2018  /  Audrey Flores

In Part II, I’m going to take a look at three reasons I would turn work away, regardless of how badly I needed the money.

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categories / family, inspiration, freelancing, self-care, process, practice
tags / union, New York, Side gig, opportunities, broadway, big break, don't quit, subbing, turningdownwork, AFM Local 802, family, honesty, freelancing, be careful, Day job, vulnerable, process

Playing While Under Duress

September 04, 2018  /  Audrey Flores

I can't pick and choose when I'll get called to play on someone else's show or be given the opportunity to learn someone else's book, so I make do with what I have.  And yes, sometimes that means playing through extreme pain that ISN'T a muscle injury that occurred from overuse of my embouchure.

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categories / freelancing, inspiration, motherhood, musicals, practice, process, self-care
tags / freelancing, injury, cut, sore, embouchure, technique, be careful