Life Lessons From Music: Recent Episodes

Andile Q

As a pianist, composer, music director and music educator I’ve learned to navigate life through the many lessons music has taught me. Join me as I share my story, hopefully you’ll be inspired as well.

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Just because you do something in a certain way, it doesn’t mean that’s the only way to do it.

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Artists & entertainers have different roles to play, and the more those roles are understood, the better they’ll be executed.

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In music, a definite no, you are still an infant after just over a year of learning music. So, what makes someone an expert on something?, it’s in industry-dependent.

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Belonging should not require that you lose yourself.

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If you don’t tell your story, someone else will do it on your behalf.

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I almost went blind for not paying attention to my health

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The tone of your voice can either build or destroy

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When talent is not recognized, imposters, take the limelight.

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You can never be prepared for everything, but you can always be prepared for how you react to everything.

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You will still reach your destination, but rather in one piece. Your body always tells you when you’re not fine, listen to it & attend to the problem before continuing with your journey.

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Every journey has signs at the beginning, to let you know what to expect should you take it.

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The size of the applause is not always indicative of the effort you put in. And if you keep waiting for that applause or approval you’ll never make any progress.

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Providing blanket solutions to unique situations is counterproductive.

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The sooner you learn to live life at your own pace, the more value you will get from it.

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The time I learnt that I can’t share everything with everyone.

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Trying to better yourself requires a lot of alone time.

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Mistakes are a part of life, how you recover from them is what matters most.

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What music has taught me about love.