About the show:
Sharing music with others is Christina’s passion.During the past decade, Christina has taught thousands of people the joy of making music, while on tour, in public schools, and in private lessons. Christina’s teaching approach is centered on THINKING and HAVING FUN! Students learn problem solving and goal-setting strategies that they can use to overcome problems in their playing, and develop ways to better understand both the trombone and themselves.
Join me now as Christina Thompson shares her 3 steps to Unleashing Your Creativity!
Here are the 3 actionable items that Christina gave us:
- Spend quality time with yourself.
- Learn to take your own ideas seriously – even when it doesn’t seem like a good idea.
- Practice, practice practice!
Here’s Christina Thompson’s “put a smile on my face” song:
More – Bobby Darin
More about my guest:
Christina is an active professional musician in the Raleigh, NC area. She has been playing trombone for 18 years, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from East Carolina University and a Master of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Christina’s musical background is unique–she is a classically trained musician who spent many years playing trombone in punk bands!
Throughout her professional career, Christina has sought to expand her musical horizons further by performing with ensembles ranging from symphony orchestras to salsa bands to trombone choirs.
Christina Thompson’s Website(s):
Summerglen Music
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