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How to be Your Best Under Pressure

by Chelsea Melcher | Jul 12, 2021

Introducing Calvin... Chelsea: Welcome! I'm so excited to introduce Calvin Strachan. So Calvin, tell us a little bit about yourself. Thank you so much for coming on. Calvin: Yeah. Hi nice to meet you Chelsea. Good to see everybody, hey everybody as well. I'm a speaker...

The Most Important Question Parents Can Ask Their Young Dreamer

by Chelsea Melcher | Apr 21, 2021

I'm going to pivot a little today and talk to parents, guardians, or supporters of students looking to pursue a career in music. There can be a lot of questions and overwhelm for someone supporting a student and I want to start that conversation with you. Let's start...

The Truth They Don’t Tell You About Performing As A Musician

by Chelsea Melcher | Feb 15, 2021

Hey there! How are you doing today? You feeling okay? Having an okay week? Today our truth monsters are gonna come out. We're gonna talk about the truth about performing, and we're gonna get a little real today. So buckle your seatbelt and get ready for this ride.If...

How to Deal with Jealousy, Comparison and Negative Emotions

by Chelsea Melcher | Jan 15, 2021

Have you ever felt jealous of someone else's success? Has someone else ever gotten something that you really wish that you could have gotten or maybe you felt like you deserved? These are all common things: jealousy, competition. They are all around us in the...

My Most Embarrassing Moments Onstage: High-Heel Horrors

by Chelsea Melcher | Nov 28, 2020

We’ve all had some embarrassing moments in our lives. Especially for performers, we’ve had our fair share of embarrassing moments. Or if you haven’t, you’ve at least had some daymares or nightmares about what could go wrong. This week, I talk about one of my most...

5 Ways to Stop People Pleasing and Caring About What Others Think

by Chelsea Melcher | Nov 19, 2020

Sometimes, we do things differently when others are around because we’re worried about what they think. Sometimes, we’re so worried about cracking, or making a bad sound that we’re not really able to think about the music that we’ve worked so hard on and we absolutely...