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My public radio debut, ease, and the melodic minor challenge
April 26, 2024
Some little press updates! The story that This American Life started and then scrapped has been resuscitated in shorter, cuter form; on Tuesday evening it...
On new experiences in the concert hall, music director drama, and genres
April 5, 2024
Something happens to your brain when you move to LA—a switch is flipped, neural pathways are rewired, a previously unknown section of your amygdala is...
UPDATED: This American Life (again) and what the LA Phil gets right
March 22, 2024
UPDATE: I have just been told that right before airtime, my segment was cut for time, so the first half of today's post is now fake news out of date. I was...
On disappointment and photoshoots
March 8, 2024
When I shared with a friend my utter bewilderment that This American Life has a much bigger audience than I anticipated, she texted, patiently and with...
I won a prize and have thoughts on opportunities, bios, and writing
February 23, 2024
Some news: I have won a prize! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Turn The Spotlight (@turnspotlight) I feel like a proud, fluffy little sheep at a...
Life is edits and my latest article is live!
February 16, 2024
Today's post is short and sweet because I am in the middle of a bunch of Busy Life Things right now so I have maybe 15 minutes of downtime to provide a quick...
Return of the stress dream (First Ballade blues)
February 2, 2024
Two weeks ago my tidily ambitious plan to tackle several ongoing projects was thrown into disarray when I got a call from This American Life asking me if I...
At the Other Keyboard has a new home!
January 23, 2024
As per my last post, I've moved my newsletter, "At the Other Keyboard," from Substack to Buttondown. If you're getting this email in your inbox, there's...
Career advice, my worst audition, and leaving Substack
January 12, 2024
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
On talking into microphones and being perceived
December 16, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
Panic practicing
December 11, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
All my (stress) dreams are coming true
$ · December 8, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
I met a five-year-old with the most exquisite taste
$ · December 1, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
The consequences of pitching and the pantheon of musical breakdowns
$ · November 10, 2023
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How falling in love led to the worst arts and crafts project
$ · October 27, 2023
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Florence Price sneak peek
October 23, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
Stop posting that Leonard Bernstein quote
$ · October 20, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
On listening to myself, and the Geographical Fugue
$ · October 6, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
August and September musings
September 22, 2023
Sharon's Monthly Roundup
Talent isn't special
$ · September 22, 2023
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More recording thoughts
$ · September 15, 2023
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On love, death, and Joe Hisaishi (also the habanera)
$ · August 25, 2023
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Very specific problems and solutions
$ · August 18, 2023
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The small practicing creature, Libertango, and sexiness fails
$ · August 11, 2023
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All of the dream, how does it mean
$ · August 4, 2023
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June and July adventures (plus concerto footage!)
July 21, 2023
Sharon's Monthly Roundup
From Beethovenian assholery to Romeo and Juliet basicness
$ · July 21, 2023
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John Williams, summer vibes, and gluttony
$ · July 14, 2023
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Food, reading, and music (what else do you need)
$ · July 7, 2023
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Boston trip recap and concerto performance clips
$ · June 23, 2023
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The secret recording of the full concerto
June 20, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
Stop! Cadenza time
June 12, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
The countdown begins (and a gear epiphany)
$ · June 9, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
April and May shenanigans
June 2, 2023
Sharon's Monthly Roundup
Concerto thoughts, performance prep, and Romanticism
$ · June 2, 2023
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Classical music marketing and hell (not related)
$ · May 19, 2023
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Take 1
May 15, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
What's in my bag: recording edition
$ · May 12, 2023
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Thoughts on the orgasm thing and music school failings
$ · May 5, 2023
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Philosophical thoughts about the piano, rhythm, and C Major
$ · April 28, 2023
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Panic and my favorite playlist
$ · April 21, 2023
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A literal banger
April 17, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
Soreness & Salonpas, Herbie Hancock, and a new numbers obsession
$ · April 14, 2023
Sharon's Weekly Head Dump
Insecurity and emotional baggage
April 10, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
A Felix and Fanny discovery, my personal nightmare, and Ted Lasso's spiritual heir
$ · April 7, 2023
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Just March Things
March 31, 2023
Sharon's Monthly Roundup
Fall Out Boy mondegreens, Beethoven, and a Succession soundtrack theory
$ · March 31, 2023
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Mel Bonis, reading about food, and an interview gone awry
$ · March 24, 2023
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Chicago recap, Everything Everywhere, and studying abroad
$ · March 17, 2023
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Cadenza fun
March 6, 2023
Dispatches from the Imperfection Lab
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