The River Gorge Guild

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  • 10 tips for becoming the happiest beginner musician

    As a life-long classically trained musician, I’ve encountered and dealt with plenty of adversity in the music industry. High-pressure auditions, long and grueling rehearsals, fiercely competitive peers–the works. Perhaps one of the most unfamiliar and daunting challenges, though, was quitting my orchestral career altogether, leaving everything behind, and picking up songwriting instead. Being a beginner…

  • Ten excellent songwriters to stoke your yearning

    If you need a soundtrack for your melancholic wanderlust, you’ve come to the right place. As a child of the suburbs with a heart that belongs in the mountains, I’ve spent a lot of my life yearning out that open window and seeking out art that matches. Here, I’ve compiled for you some of the…