Clareidoscope 2025: State Chair Pre-recorded Presentation: Passion & Burnout

Passion and Burnout:

I love clarinet! Why am I getting burned out?

 Lynne Snyder,

California State Chair

You love the clarinet – so how is it possible to be burned out? Discover how to keep your healthy passion for the clarinet alive while avoiding the negative spiral that leads to burnout. This presentation offers research-based insights and practical strategies to help clarinetists of all experience levels recognize and prevent the cycle that leads to fatigue, stress, and diminished joy, even in the face of demanding audition preparations, intense practice sessions, and performance pressures. Whether you’re currently feeling overwhelmed or want to stay ahead of burnout, this talk will empower you with clear strategies you can put into place right now to nurture a fulfilling, balanced, and sustainable lifelong relationship with your clarinet playing!

Lynne Snyder is the Clarinet & Woodwinds Coach at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA as well as the Director of the Los Angeles Youth Clarinet Ensemble and Caltech Clarinet Choir. Completing her DMA at USC Thornton School of Music, she has researched and become fascinated by the role of passion and resilience in musicians’ lives, and wishes to share this valuable information with others. Lynne is a frequent performer/educator throughout Southern California, speaking on clarinet-playing, reeds, musicianship, creativity, and well-being for musicians. She has published with CMS and MTAC, presented at ICA, CMEA, BTAA, and CASMEC conferences, and worked with many Southern California school districts and youth symphonies. Lynne has studied with Yehuda Gilad, David Howard, and David Breeden, and has been honored to be a performer/featured artist with many orchestras, wind ensembles, chamber groups, and ballet and opera companies in Colorado and California.

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When: 03/15/2025 | 3:45 pm

Featuring: Lynne Snyder

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