How Collaborating Helps us Thrive
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Sometimes private music teaching can be lonely. Unless a teacher is part of music school there are often many hours spent working alone, planning alone, and running events alone and it can be a bit isolating.
I taught in a music school for 10 years and then about 6 years ago left to start my own studio. There are many things I love about running my own program, but I do miss the people.
When I spend too much time teaching in isolation I find my creativity goes down. I find myself getting burnt out more easily.
I recently read Jeff Goins new book Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age (which officially comes out today – get your copy here!). As an aside I think that it should be called “Real Artists Don’t Have to Starve” but once I put aside arguing with the title in my head, it was a fantastic book about thriving while doing creative work, and I highly recommend it.
A few chapters of the book that stood out to me as a musician, writer and teacher but my favorite one was on the importance of collaboration.
Mostly because I have seen first-hand what a difference this makes.