Your Time for Music: How to Find Your Musical Passion

If you feel a deep longing for music that isn’t being fulfilled, you’re not alone.

Maybe you’re a burned-out musician searching for your true musical home. Maybe you’re yearning to make music but can’t seem to get started.

You know music brings you more joy than anything else—it’s as vital to you as sunlight. Yet it gets pushed aside by work, family, and all the other demands of life.

This guide will help you find your musical passion, whether you’re returning after a long break or starting fresh. You’ll find encouragement, real-life examples, and practical ways to make space for music in your life.

I’ve written this out of my lifetime of experience as a musician, playing many instruments, genres and specialties. I’ve experienced the amazing joy of music as a regular part of my life – and I’ve also experienced long periods of discouraging burnout and creative blocks.

My mission is to offer support and encouragement to anyone who longs to make music, but doesn’t have enough of it currently in their everyday life.

Why Music Matters: More Than Just a Hobby

If music is your calling, it’s what you’re meant to be doing. It’s how you’re wired.

Music:

Shifts energy and emotions.
Connects us with others and the wider world.
Brings healing, joy, and transformation.

When people with music in their souls feel burned out or discouraged, something vital is going astray. Every soul-driven musician has a unique role to play in creating positive change—including you.

Key Takeaway: If music lights you up, it’s not a luxury—it’s essential to your wellbeing.

My Journey Back to Music (And Why It Might Help You Too)

At six years old, I discovered musical joy with a ukulele in my hands. I thought:
This is so much fun! This is what I’m going to do for the rest of my life.

Yeah, it wasn’t that simple.

Over decades, I explored classical training, orchestras, rock bands, songwriting and countless courses and workshops. Each time, I thought I’d found “it.” Each time, I burned out. Read more about my long and winding journey here.

After years without making music—and feeling the ache of its absence—I began working with a coach. Six months later, I found my way back to the ukulele. It was as joyful and freeing as I remembered.

Now, I create my own musical space:

Jamming with friends every week (read about our Strumbles Music and Friendship sessions).
Teaching ukulele to adults, many of them complete beginners.
Guiding others back to their musical heart’s path.

The truth: getting unstuck might be quicker than you think—especially if you get help sooner.

The Biggest Challenges Musicians Face

Whether you’re a professional or an enthusiastic amateur, here are some common struggles:

Time pressure: Music always seems to come last.
Burnout: Past experiences have left you drained.
Confidence gaps: Fear of not being “good enough” to play. You might be wondering, am I too old to be a musician?
Overwhelm: Not knowing where to start.

If any of these resonate, you’re not alone—and there are ways through.

How to Reconnect With Your Musical Path

Finding your way home to music often means:

Acknowledging where you are now.
Naming where you want to be.
Taking one small step forward.

You can’t do this alone—or you probably would have by now. Support and accountability make all the difference.

Explore how I can help you reconnect with music

Music for Self-Care, Healing, and Transformation

Music isn’t just performance—it’s nourishment for body, mind, and spirit.

Music can:

Transform emotions.
Help us co-regulate and connect with others.
Offer self-soothing in troubled times.

Beyond survival, we all need reasons to live and resources to help us thrive. Music can be one of those resources.

Click here to read my post on Music and Healing

Is Music Your Calling? Signs You Can’t Ignore

You feel lighter and more alive when you’re making music.
You miss it deeply when it’s absent.
Playing or singing feels like “coming home.”

If any of this sounds like you, music isn’t just an optional hobby—it’s part of who you are. And it’s not too late to reclaim this part.

First Steps to Rekindle Your Musical Joy

If you’re ready to bring music back into your life, try these steps:

Pick up your instrument for just five minutes today.
Join a local jam or find a playing buddy.
Connect with a teacher or community who can support you.

How does this sound? Do you need some help to get going?

Getting Support: How To Start Getting Back Into Music

We need others to help us. I don’t think we’re supposed to be figuring everything out on our own.

You’ll need to make the decision. But, after that, the right support can:

Help you find clarity and direction.
Keep you motivated when life gets busy.
Help make the journey joyful instead of stressful.

Click here to find out about my music life coaching options

Music as Joy and Fun

Music is joy. Music is fun. When you make space for music, the whole of your life becomes more joyful and lighter. It’s not an either/or situation.

In challenging times, if music is your thing, it’s exactly what you need to be doing—your way.

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