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 […]
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I Promised Myself The Next Audition Would Be The Last.. – Guy Piddington | Ep. 83
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we’re featuring Guy Piddington, who plays second trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony. I met Guy last summer at a Northwestern alumni event. We didn’t get to talk much there, so I’m really glad I had the chance to finally chat with […]
One Of The Best Parts Of My Job Is Helping People See That The Answers They Seek Are Already Inside Of Them – Ashley Hall | Ep. 81
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode with Ashley Hall, professor of trumpet and manager of career coaching at the Longy School of Music. Most of you know I’ve recently started taking on clients as a coach to help develop more practice independence, 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 […]
I Don’t Want My Body To Exist When I’m Playing – Micah Wilkinson | Ep. 69
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout Who Do You Think You Are? Micah spoke in this episode about his struggles dealing with imposter syndrome while putting his book of solos together. Wrestling with questions such as, “Will anyone care about this?” and “Who am I to put my stamp on these solos?”, Micah […]
What’s It Like To Play In New York Philharmonic In One Word? Busy. – Ethan Bensdorf | Ep. 68
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode with Ethan Bensdorf, the second trumpet player with the New York Philharmonic. We spoke at length about his path to one of the world’s greatest orchestras, as well as some of the bumps along the way. Here […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m An On Stage Thrill Seeker – Tom Siders | Ep. 47
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this episode of the podcast, we have a great episode with Tom Siders, the associate principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tom is a wonderful musician, but this episode really highlights how approachable and down to earth he is. We cover some really important topics […]
I Never Really Knew How To Be Efficient Until I Had Kids – Jen Marotta | Ep. 36
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This weeks episode is another “Freeway Philharmonic” episode. This one features Jennifer Marotta, a trumpet player based in the LA area. Although I had heard about Jen through the grapevine, I was finally able to meet and play with her at an alumni event at Northwestern University […]