LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, I thought it would be a good time to have a full discussion on some of the benefits of organizing your practice. I dive into my detail in the actual episode, but my practice hasn’t always been the most productive use of […]
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How We’re Dealing With Our Coronavirus Quarantine – Kathleen Costello and Ryan Beach | Ep. 53
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we’re taking a bit of a departure from our normal schedule of interviews to bring you an honest episode discussing how Kathleen and I are dealing with being quarantined during this time. None of this is really that easy, as you all […]
Building A Routine: Rinse And Repeat
Continuing on with our series on how to build an effective practice routine, this post will dive into the value of programming your routine in cycles. Make sure you go back and read the other blog posts in this series. Part 1 dealt with assigning proper exercises based on your goals. Part 2 discussed how […]
My Path Hasn’t Really Been A Straight Line (Maybe It Was Always Designed That Way) – Eric Yates | Ep. 52
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have another installment of “Freeway Philharmonic”. This episode features Eric Yates, associate professor of trumpet at the University of Alabama. Eric plays with the Alabama Symphony frequently as well, and we have developed a good friendship over the years. Before teaching […]
Building A Routine: Three Tempo Ranges
This week we continue with part three in our series about building a personal practice routine. In the first part, we covered how to assign exercises specific to your goals, and in the second, how to determine proper tempos and repetitions for the exercises you choose. This post will continue with a discussion on three […]
If You Want To Be A Better Second Trumpet Player, You Need To Play More Second Trumpet – Ben Wright | Ep. 51
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode with Ben Wright. Ben is the second trumpet with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I first met him at Tanglewood in 2010 and then spent more time with him in 2012. He was able to open my eyes […]
Building A Routine: Picking Tempos and Reps
This post is part 2 in our “Building A Routine” series. If you haven’t read part 1, I would recommend doing so before continuing on with this one (click here for part 1). The concepts presented in this post will be building off of what we learned in that one. After you’ve chosen appropriate exercises […]
If You’ve Never Tried Taking Off Your Shoes In The Warm Up Room.. You Should – Ryan Roberts | Ep. 50
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have another installment of “Winning The Job”. This episode features Ryan Roberts, who recently won the English Horn position with the New York Philharmonic. This is a great interview. There is so much simple, but effective advice on how to improve […]
Building A Routine: Assigning Exercises
This blog post will serve as the beginning to a series of blog posts I plan to release about how to build your own practice routine. I am a firm believer that this is the first step in truly owning your own process as a practicer and a performer. Without the knowledge of how to […]
Your Reputation Is Your Career (Don’t Burn Bridges) – Nick Laufer | Ep. 49
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we’re featuring trombonist Nick Laufer. Nick is all over the place professionally: he plays trombone with Toby Keith, he was a member of the Maniacal Four Trombone Quartet, and he teaches trombone at Vanderbilt University alongside Jeremy Wilson. Nick also serves as […]