LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, I’m excited to bring you a great interview with Mike Roylance, principal tubist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I first met Mike during the summer of 2010 as a Tanglewood fellow. I fondly remember listening to the orchestra play and being amazed […]
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Reflections on Six Months of Quarantine with Kathleen Costello | Ep. 88
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, Kathleen and I share our reflections of what our life has been like during quarantine. There have been some exciting developments, some pretty bad news, and some unexpected joys throughout this time. We recorded an episode back in April when we had […]
I Told Myself I was Never Going To Write A Real Book.. I Was Wrong – Wiff Rudd | Ep. 86
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout Use code “Beach 86” at checkout to get 5 dollars off Side By Side through November! This week on the podcast, I’m excited to bring you a great interview with Wiff Rudd, professor of trumpet at Baylor University. Wiff is well known in the trumpet community for […]
My Career Kept Heading In Directions I Never Expected – Chris Wilson | Ep. 85
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast we have a great interview with Chris Wilson. Chris is currently the principal trumpet with the Pittsburgh Opera, and he was previously member of the faculty at Arkansas State. I’ve spoken to Chris off and on for the past few months, so […]
Being Told I Could Leave School Felt Like Freedom – Keith Benjamin | Ep. 80
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great interview with Keith Benjamin, professor of trumpet at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC). I’ve heard about Keith for years from my friends who are former students of his. I was so excited to have the opportunity […]
Deliberate Practice Is The Scientific Method Applied To Musicians – It’s Really That Simple – Jason Haaheim | Ep. 78
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode that I hope will keep help guide your practice and practice organization for months to come. Jason Haaheim is the principal timpanist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and we sat down to have a LONG conversation about […]
The Greatest Opportunities Can Come From Building Meaningful Relationships – Maya Stone | Ep. 73
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, I’m honored to bring you an interview with my very good friend Maya Stone. Maya is a freelance bassoonist in the Nashville area, and she has so much wisdom to share with all of us. Here are a few takeaways from her […]
The Next Best Thing To Performing In An Orchestra – Grant Johnson | Ep. 72
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a different kind of interview. Technically it can be considered a part of the “Winning the Job” series, but instead of a musician in the orchestra, we get to learn about what it’s like to audition for and win a […]
My Way Out Of The Darkness – Jarrett McCourt | Ep. 71
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This weeks episode of the podcast is an important one. Jarrett McCourt shares his experiences as a freelance tubist, winning his job in Winnipeg, and the joys and struggles during that time. The main focus of the episode, though, is about Jarrett’s mental health struggles, and how […]
Do You Believe In Life After Focal Dystonia? – Greg Hix | Ep. 70
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week’s episode of the podcast is very special for me. Greg Hix and I went to grad school together at Northwestern, and he remains one of my best friends to this day. A few years ago, we attended a friends bachelor party, and he revealed to […]