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Great video, thank you. Just what I needed to hear. The youtube algorithm is pretty amazing sometimes, glad it shared your video in my suggestions page. I'm now subscribed and will have a look through your other videos. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.

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Cheska is one smart and well grounded young lady. Kudos from an old person who’s finding value in this young person’s thoughts. You’re never too old to learn new stuff.

Excellent video!

Love this video! I'm just starting out and I literally have no idea what I'm doing 💀 this helps a ton :^)

Welcome to morning piano family!

That was very relaxing! Also, I love the B-roll at the start with the strong depth of field 🤓

Watching this at 6:45am... amazing haha!! 😍

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I’m 100% stealing this video concept. Lovely playing! 👏

I LOVE IT AND I LOVE YOU ATE. this makes me feel like im lying at the bottom of the sea looking up at the surface hehe

A lovely piece to end my night, this morning... 😅

I thought you took down your most recent video but I think you just changed the title of this one? Something about being happy I think... I had it saved to my watch later list! Anyways, I love this video and the new direction you're taking in the composing world🎶🙌🏼

Yay! Tea ftw!!! 🙌🙌🙌 I know people love there coffee but tea gives you so much more in addition to caffeine. My go to's are Matcha, Hojicha and Mugicha (non caffeinated tea that's super refreshing)!

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Why were you whispering…asking out of curiosity. Couldn’t catch a word you said in those clips

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Done! No more 666! 😂

Currently at 666 subscribers right now 😂 I'm not superstitious but if you're subscriber 667, thank you hahaha

🦋 Its 17 minutes!! but I didn't feel time passing at all.. Thank you very much Cheska for sharing your experience, it's very helpful and am very grateful for that ❤

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Awww I absolutely LOVE your journal entry!! What a beautiful manifestation ✨

When I was 13 and just starting out on my musical path I really wanted to be a film composer. However, back then, the late 70s we did not have all the tech and access to all the resources and opportunities that exist today and coming from an impoverished background I did not even have anything to play music on so that I could listen and learn. Home recording and video making were non existent. My dream was somewhat shelved. But I did go to art school, then studied Jazz arranging and composing and got round to writing music for several plays. It is great to see that such a career is no longer beyond those with the desire to go into it these days. I have not given up my interest but my objectives are different. I write and arrange songs focussing on non digital based approaches so I score on paper and write only for instruments I have access to in the real world. At the moment that is my voice (and harmonies) and guitars. I keep my writing minimal, but it is always composed within the scope of being able to expand it when I have the motivation or chance to use it for something. So basically I write for myself. It is also my leisure activity of sorts, though I have a regime of sitting down everyday at the same time to work. 5:30am and dedicate a minimum of 15 minutes to the activity before moving on to other musical tasks, though I will do more if I am in a flow state. I have plans to produce video footage to which I can add my own soundtracks, just for experimental purposes. I noticed Max Richter did something similar with some of his recent works. I could not be a jobbing composer, though the plays I wrote for did give me a set of requirements; compose character music, programatic music, melodies for lyrics etc and also some sound canvases for ambient effects. Thanks for sharing your progress. I just found your channel so I will watch your other videos and look forward to seeing how you get on.

🦋…wonderful and insightful as always! Sometimes I sit in the “I’m too late” pit BUT, there really is something to the whole life experience thing and its affect on perspective, risk-taking and what truly matters and is important to you! When I think of all that and everything that has lead to today, I know, 100%, I wasn’t meant to do this any earlier! I would have given up the second it became even slightly hard! Right now, is exactly when I am meant to pursue this, at the ripe old age of 35! And I feel lucky and grateful that I found it …I know not everyone does! ✨

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Great video Cheska 😃, this really reinforces my decision to pursue this music career , even though i have a fulltime Job right now. Also , i really like the background 😊

Love this video Cheska! Thanks for sharing your journey

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Whenever I feel bad or envious because I didn’t start earlier, I remember one of my favorite quotes: “you’re not starting over from scratch, you’re starting from *experience.” I feel like if I had started earlier, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much as I do now!

Insightful as always :) Maybe early starters and late starters can partner up as a duo for the best of both worlds!

There's a really great quote from Hayao Miyazaki that I came across last night after editing this video that summarizes how I feel about feeling behind the kids who started their music journey young: "To children unable to start, those who have already started are a different breed, who seem to be in a video-game world. A world in which the main characters carry swords and go on an adventure where they make friends. Not only children, but adults as well, may see this as a game rather than a drama. After all, children are a true mirror of adults." Wish I had found this quote before making the video, but oh well, such is life 😂 P.S. if you noticed that I chose a picture of the piano Suzuki books instead of the violin ones for Joe Hisaishi, that was an accident but he's obviously known for his piano performances so it all works out I guess hahaha

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I also love notebooks! I have a minimum four of them at a time for various purposes ❤ love this video ! Thanks for sharing

This is so cool to see! Documenting is super important and I only recently started!

You know, I have always lived my life following some kind of inner, unconscious rule I wasn't really aware of, but which still keeps firing up every time I find myself having a hard time in my professional life, and this rule is simple: if you feel in your deepest that something's wrong with what you do, if you're not happy, if your activity brings you more stress, sadness, pain or even mere but prolonged boredom than joy, satisfaction and growth, it is a particular sign it is time to change. Follow your heart. Not what comes to you on a whim, but what lingers within you and patiently waits for you to make the right decision, even if it takes years. This is what happened to me a few months ago. I realized at 46 that what I was meant for is nothing else than to be a composer, and this is something I've had in me since I was a teenager. I tried every possible thing that I thought could possibly suit me professionally, and everything failed miserably. For when you're meant for one thing, it's no use trying anything else. I wish you joy and success and to love, love, love what you do. And I think I'd be happy to be one of your students. - Vincent

Okay so first of all the burnout part is SOOO relatable cuz you've been at it w the professional film composing, 1:1 sessions, curated courses etc so its quite natural to feel kinda 'stretched' in multiple directions and feeling burnt out (that's my assumption). Also while following your career path you might explore other avenues similar to/related to your primary field which may just end up interesting you more than what you initially thought you were interested in. Its all a part of self discovery and no shame in admitting it hehe. Proud of you for making this vid and as always, great video! :)))

Thank you... Ive been wondering why I'm feeling so fatigued with all matters on current social media marketing as a musician. I also find the content from creating ai vids synced to your own compositions have become very generic -even though I do it myself- I also prefer seeing people take various selfies/vids in their environments, but hearing it from someone else is motivating me more to just stop cookie cutter copying what I see, and rather just do what I think I want to see.

your director is the luckiest person in the world... hehe.

CHESKA- proud of you for checking in and being honest with yourself about where you're at and where you want to go. I'm currently in a similar burnt-out-ish space... and it's funny, I'm so grateful to have made so many projects in this past year or so (including finally getting to work with you...), but I've missed making UA-cam videos. It's all I can think about sometimes, and I know the way to fix that is to just to do it. In other words, you're inspiring me to get back on here... you inspire me, periodt.

CHESKA!!! The world needs more people like you ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much for the vulnerability you continually show. I’m sure there are a lot of people who can relate-we appreciate you for sharing your story! Love this avenue of teaching you’ve delved into and so happy you’re passionate about it. There’s too many teachers who teach without caring. But to have a teacher who ACTUALLY cares about their students? How invaluable. Keep shining goat ❤️🙌🏾💯🙏🏽💪🏾🔥🐐

Love these videos. Your thoughts echo mine especially lately, and I am thinking about a lot of the same sorts of things (burn out, original career goals and how they pivot over time, lifestyle, etc). Lots to digest - thanks for posting these. I can relate to so much of what you put out there. Gives me a ton to think about.

Hey Cheska, thanks for sharing this! I've also experienced moments of burnout while composing for film, and I think it's amazing that you're focusing on another music pursuit that brings you joy. I feel like it's good for our mental well-being to take a step back, rejuvenate ourselves, and find the spark again ✨

Edit: One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that I want to optimize for impact rather than continuing to grind it out as a film composer. There will always be the next short or feature film to work on, and it's very easy to overwork yourself in this industry. It was really uncomfortable to start saying "no" this year, but I'm starting to understand why. It might've been more obvious to you than it was to me, but I've been headed in this educator direction for quite a while now. Some of the most fulfilling moments I experienced this year had nothing to do with film scoring. The times I felt I had the most impact were when I was trying to help another composer whether they were a student in my course, a 1:1 coaching student, or one of my friends. At the end of the day, the best career is a sustainable one and sometimes that requires us to rethink our priorities and where we want to go. I hope that you found this video helpful and thank you guys for all your patience and support this year! -Cheska

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Hi Cheska, I'm a film composer too, following Marc Jovani's Momentum X training and I'm just about to look for my first gigs. Thanks a lot for your video; it's mostly inspiring! I have started a UA-cam channel to show my work (only a couple rescores for now but I'll add more along). You can check it out if you will. I'm just having trouble to have a good mix so that I can decently propose my music for sale to a filmmaker. Working on it. My question are: 1. Is it a good idea to do a bunch of rescores or is it preferable to go with putting music to indie short films like the ones you can find on The Cue Tube and make your portfolio with them? 2. Also, can you expect to make a living out of indie films, waiting for bigger contracts?

So basicallly you stalk them 😂