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Erin finds enjoyment in listening to mus1c almost as much as playing. " I realize how much work I have to do to accomplish what I want on the cello," says Erin . " That's true with most musicians-they are never satisfied with what they are doing. At the same time I am happy with what I do-l am just never satisfied to stay there ... " Sometimes I feel like an underdog player. There are certain things I have now that I know are good, but I'm not a hot-shot player." Erin says that she isn 't " hung up on music," but shows how much she depends upon it when she says, " if there wasn 't any music in the city it would kill me. In the mountains I don 't need my cello-the wind is my music. " Erin plays in the Portland State Sinfonietta. " I like the idea of putting your heart into what you are playing, and when you make a mistake to make it as loud as you can . The fewer players there are, the more chance you have to stick out. " In a larger symphony you get to play more exciting music, but you don't even have to count. All you have to do is follow along with the section . Here you have to count for yourself and you know that you are going to be heard. That can be a big boost, or you can become intimidated. It's a confidence thing." When asked about her plans for the future Erin says, "I want to play in a symphony . . . I think it would be fun to have a fourth member of the family in the Orchestra." 55