Art: The Musician

"One of my biggest struggles is the relationship between myself as an artist and money. It's just the way we're brought up and is so common in the media, is that your financial worth is directly correlated to your value as a person."

Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Alicia Joe Straka a professional accordionist, opera trained vocalist, pianist, and composer. I want to set the stage for this interview by shining the spotlight on three main points of focus for our dialogue,

- About Alicia and her unique human journey.
- Provide you with some depth of knowledge on what it's like to take the path less traveled in the music industry and the digital age. 
- I want to share some science-based benefits that come with practicing and listening to music, facts, and studies that I found quite interesting

Reach out to Alicia at:
Alicia's Website
Alicia's Youtube
Alicia's Instagram

Reach out to broadband at:
Instagram @broadband.podcast
Email aziz@seedsmedia.org

Reach out to luucid at:
Instagram @luucidkw
Website luucidkw.com
For guest recommendations Email hello@luucid.co

Chapters

• 1:07 Alicia's Musical Household
• 1:25 The Sound of Music
• 2:16 The Accordion
• 6:09 Benefits of Practicing Music
• 7:33 The psychologist Daniel Levitan
• 9:52 How to Appreciate Music
• 11:37 The Stigma of Musicians
• 12:59 Taking The Road Less Travelled
• 14:22 Digital Age of Music
• 16:37 Music and Money
• 18:18 The Decline of Music
• 22:03 Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz Singer)
• 22:12 Frank Morocco (Accordionist)