S2EP6: Balancing Kaleidoscope Music Careers with Gill Derer (@gill.flutes)

Tune in for a candid conversation with Nathalie Simper and Gill Derer, a classical musician who has the epitome of a kaleidoscope career. From her experiences of becoming an "accidental" social media influencer, creating performance opportunities for herself, and balancing the many hats she wears, Gill shares the lessons she's learned along the way (as well as the lessons she's excited to continue learning).

Main Points:

• How becoming a social media influencer found Gill

• The expectation VS. reality of being a modern classical musician

• The pivotal moment in Gill's educational path that is still evolving

• How small incidents stack up to completely change the course of your career

• The humanity in questioning your journey as a classical musician

• Finding ways to feed yourself so that you can give to others

• The connection we fuel through music

• Why creating your own opportunities is more difficult yet more rewarding

Get to know Gill!

• Follow her on Instagram (@gill.flutes)

• Subscribe to her YouTube channel (@gill.flutes)

• Check out her journey on Substack: The Practice Room 🎵

• Gill's recommended reading: "How to Love Better" by Yung Pueblo

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