{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sidewalk Talks","title":"Indigo on Motherhood, Music Hustle & Building Saginaw’s Artist Community","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/96b1a4cf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2507,"description":"In this episode of Sidewalk Talks, we chat with Saginaw musician Indigo Connolly about motherhood, music, and music education! Along with being a performer, Indigo also created My Music Matters, an organization dedicated to highlighting local artists and providing more representation in music education in the Great Lakes Bay area. She also teaches piano and voice lessons out of Indigo Music Studio \n\nTimestamps: \n00:00 Meet Indigo\n00:34 Motherhood Reality Check\n02:17 National Anthem Spotlight\n03:28 Early Music Roots\n05:02 Why Performing Matters\n06:57 Music School and Juries\n08:15 Designing Her Own Major\n10:16 My Music Matters Mission\n13:55 Musicians Deserve Pay\n15:31 Teaching Kids Music\n16:50 Let Kids Explore\n18:18 Why Music Education\n19:13 Music Saved My Life\n21:13 Why Music Education Matters\n22:32 Discipline and Teamwork\n23:32 The Tone Deaf Myth\n25:19 Egg Timer Discipline Story\n28:10 Accountability for Creatives\n33:14 Confidence and Finding Your Voice\n36:59 Building the Artist Incubator\n40:43 Where to Connect and Closing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U6pA5-YxDTi4Asm3IuAzKNJTzN5xgC2YRslqh24jvfY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMWU5/Zjk3YzllZmFmYTkx/YThhMTMzN2U1ZjE5/MDU4Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}