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
The Great Reframing: or, why I am suddenly grateful that all of my concerts this year have been canceled due to COVID-19.
One of the teaching jobs I had, while I was a freelancing cellist, was at a private school. I conducted the orchestra and string ensembles, ran the chamber music program, and taught cello lessons. After a few years of my poking my nose…
Permission Granted
Not that you need it, but you seem to be asking for it anyway. I see you, my friend. You’re an incredible musician. Thoughtful, dedicated. You went to the right schools and survived the years of practicing 6-8 hours a day in order to…
Lacking the Motivation to Practice? Focus on Your Systems, Not Your Goals.
It’s scary to see an uncertain future and not know where or how the goals you set out for yourself fit into it. But what if you could shift away from the Goals themselves, and focus on your Systems instead?