Tales From The Lane
Living Your Best Life as a classical musician
Welcome to the Lane!
TFTL is a fantastic community of professional musicians, music students, and music parents. If you’re looking for some insider information on practice habits, performing, traveling, and building your career, you’re in the right place. We’re so glad you’re here!
About
Hello! I’m Kate. A professional cellist, writer and musician’s coach. I attended the New England Conservatory of Music and was a New World Symphony fellow. Now, I get to live in the beautiful island paradise of Bermuda, and spend a lot of time on airplanes.
Contact
To inquire about collaborations, private coaching or just to say hi, please click the button below and send me a message. I’d love to hear from you! For information on workshops, residencies, masterclasses and concerts, please visit http://www.katekayaian.com
Is It Time to Rewrite the Script?
Last week’s blog post and ensuing social media posts and my weekly FB live session were all about “Getting past our fear of what other people might think” and one of the points I made garnered so many DMs, Emails, and comments that…
The One Thing I Hope You’ll Learn This Year.
Happy New Year! If I could wave my magic wand and change one thing for all of my fellow creatives out there, it would be this: To banish your fear of what other people think of you. Or, more importantly, to convince you to…
Are You Trying to Force Yourself Into a Mold That’s No Longer There?
I was on a call yesterday with a young cellist. She’s a Junior in high school and wanted a bit of college advice. This young woman is a very talented cellist, and also passionate about science–like “oh, the intersection of neuroscience and space…