I believe that leadership and the arts are inseparable, inherent to art is collaboration and teamwork. Thus, leadership is a requirement of anyone who wants to push their craft forward. In my experiences in dozens of varying ensembles and under different leaders of unique backgrounds, I have noticed a ubiquitous thread. I think that leaders have a leaned sense and drive to pay attention to the small details of their work and resized that is what separates success and failure. Also, critical to becoming the best artist and leader is having a growth mindset. A mindset that believes that everyone has the ability to expand their ability though hard work and perseverance and rejects the idea that people are naturally talented. …show more content…
In middle school, I was bought under the wing of an older percussion from my local high school. She was the section leader in high school when I first started playing, it was amazing to play and stretch myself with people much better than myself. I noticed that even though as a new player she was always respectful and demanding of me yet always willing to spend extra time with me one and simply being patience. Her work with me is an unpayable debt that I can only try to pay by learning from her example of an extraordinary growth mindset. Currently, I am the Principle Percussionist for the University of Utah Wind Ensemble and have the unbailable opportunity to lead a world class group of percussionist. I’m using what I know about the growth mindset to inform my actions. It is important for instance I spend extra time with younger members on a difficult passage if they need guidance while still mandating respect, dignity as independent artist and as lifelong learners. The same way that my master teachers help me thought my