Life Coaching at Tonebase?

What a snarky, reductive take. Chelsea's content on these matters is useful and valuable to me and others. May I suggest you skip it?

Thanks for the heads-up. I think I already paid for the entire year up front but after reading this finally figured out how to turn off my email notifications.

It's tough taking criticism. Sometimes we ask for it. And often, it's delivered without our consent.

Music is a performance art. Never forget that the people who choose to play in front of others will always qualify as experts on the subject of performance.

That being said, I'm also an expert eater of cheeseburgers. If you don't need help dealing with your experience or if you arent seeking helpful perspectives, then keep it agnostic yo.

Maybe a better question is why choose anything, ever? Because today you chose life. And after watching as many tonebase videos as you have, in these past months, if you still don't see the value in what professional musicians do, take a sabbatical. I've spent months at a time doing everything but music. Currently, I am doing very little else other than music.  Find your groove. Maybe learning music isn't for you, right now. But to me, life is often bereft of meaning without it. And just maybe, youre going to find yourself on stage in front of a crowd of people, next to a flutist who has it all "buttoned up". And you're supposed to have brought your 'A' game. But you're mentally drained and not wearing any pants.

It's ok to be frustrated, it's ok to stop. Don't force it. If this video made your skin crawl, something is going on. And since you've identified as a musically inclined human for five minutes or more, I'm convinced the issue is deeper than this.

A friend of mine recently shared that they're dealing with perfectionism at the drums. In a group setting, yes please, stay in the pocket. But throwing sticks at home because of a missed accent. It's time to reevaluate. The mechanical "lever" motion of a pianist, makes you better at juggling. The same goes for drums, gymnastics, checking groceries. What does playing music qualify you to do, otherwise?

This is a little harsh unless you know categorically, not anecdotally, that the presenter is not qualified to present on this topic, for whatever reason.  I am on the flute and piano platforms.  We are so privileged to have such first rate tuition and coaching from so many gifted people across all the TB platforms.  Chelsea has put the TB flute platform on the map and the quality of her guest presenters is thoroughly excellent.