Inbal Segev is a featured artist in this month’s Musicians’ Journal. Segev shares with the publication what propelled her journey into composition, what influences her writing, and the advice she’d give to aspiring composers. 

Writes Segev: 

When I learned the cello, I almost never skipped a day of practicing. Now I do, occasionally, but when you’re building your technique, you must be persistent, and that’s the thing that has basically helped me most in my life: just not giving up, showing up again and again. It can be a little boring sometimes. I always thought that composing is, you know, Beethoven sitting at his desk, inspiration flowing from his head to his pen. But I realize now that it’s just like playing the instrument; you learn and you hone your craft, and there is a craft, not just an art, and the craft requires a lot of work. There’s a process. It’s not just inspiration. 

Read the full piece here.