“Failure is information. And it helps everybody do better work next time.”
I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with Andy Hudson, an amazing clarinetist - performing with ensembles like Latitude 49, earspace, F-PLUS, and Zafa Collective - and professor at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Andy has a way about him that makes you feel like you have been friends for years, even if you have never met. This is not hyperbole because that is exactly what happened: this conversation was our very first introduction. Another great thing about Andy is he is able to extract positivity out of difficult experiences or adopt a perspective that allows him to progress in an otherwise challenging situation, like teaching clarinet on Zoom through the quarantine. We talk about so many topics that are pertinent not only for musicians, but for everyone: a new perspective on what failure means, absolving binary/good vs. bad thinking, enjoying the process and not focusing on the outcome, and so much more in episode 17 of the Making Noise Podcast.
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