87. Emily White on grief, teaching and the joy of letting go

10 years ago trombonist Emily White lost her husband after a prolonged period of illness. She was thrown into the worlds of death admin and loneliness, but out of it discovered a perspective on what was important as a musician. She shares with Hattie and Becca an insight into her grief journey, as well as her infectious joy of teaching and hatred of the word 'should'. Emily also takes them through her interest in research about practice and performance optimisation and how much joy is able to impact us positively as musicians. Learn more about Emily here ! Things Musicians Don't Talk About is now supported by the  Royal Society of Musicians ! Follow RSM on  Instagram ,  X  and  Facebook . ------------------------------------------------------------- Support TMDTA Want to support us on a regular basis? Consider joining our Patreon from £1 a month:  https://www.patreon.com/tmdta Feeling generous? Help us raise funds for the podcast:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/things-musicians-dont-talk-about Find TMDTA on all the socials at @tmdtapodcast ------------------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Hattie Butterworth & Rebecca Toal Editor: Oscar Gormley Music: Katy Ehrlich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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