☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 3 - Shanyse Strickland, multi-genre hornist, thinking & playing outside the box Shanyse Strickland is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger & composer, educator, and overall musical innovator.  Listen to the end of the podcast to hear us trade improvised licks and discover the one improvisation trick Shanyse feels can add color to any line.  Points we cover (among many others!): - High vs. low playing - being okay with where you excel - How Shanyse got started - Mars' journey w/ 4 embouchures - Shanyse’s on spirituality and the horn - Anxiety may related to not operating in your zone of genius - Meditating with the horn - how, why, and effects - finding your purpose - what it was like being the only black horn player in high school - shining light on hidden norms in the horn world - finding your own primary path as a musician - experiences as a black, queer, woman horn player  - be a great musician first, horn player second - hesitant attacks (valsalva) & trauma resolution  - listen to shanyse improvise a little - mars serenades shanyse! LINKS: Shanyse’s website: https://www.shanysestrickland.com/ Releasing anger with a french horn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FKA3nGh-bM