Never miss another post! Subscribe and get blog posts directly in your inbox! In 2014, things in my life were good. I was principal trumpet of the Indianapolis Symphony. I was engaged. I was at the start of what I believed would be a great career full of wonderful opportunities. 1 out of 3 isn’t […]
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Nathan Clark and Sam Huss – ep. 10
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this edition of “Winning the Job”, I was able to speak to Nathan Clark and Sam Huss about their audition success. Thanks to both of them for being willing to speak with me, and congrats on your recent successes! I’ve known Nathan for a couple […]
We Talking About Practice Part 2: Tips for Success
I wanted to write a follow up article to my critically acclaimed practice method article “We Talking About Practice v. 02”. Just kidding, but thanks to everyone who has read it so far. If you haven’t, click here and make sure to check that out before reading the rest of this article, as it builds upon […]
The Music of Harry Potter – ep. 08
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout For this episode, I was trying to think of a way to connect my podcast with something we were playing with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. I had some ideas about episode related to the Beethoven cycle, as well as our Disney show we did last weekend, but […]
Jim Sullivan – ep. 06
(Jim and his husband Troy) Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout When a person comes up with an idea for anything, for it to succeed, they have to believe in it even if other people can’t see it or don’t believe it. There are countless stories of successful people who didn’t give up […]
Kevin Fitzgerald – ep. 03
My second conversation for “That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation” was with Kevin Fitzgerald. Kevin is the assistant conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra. This was such a fun conversation to have. Kevin is a really positive and uplifting guy. I didn’t know him very well, as […]