Chasing the Chords
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin music educator and guitarist, Brian Jump, as he explores music history, education, and technology.
Jump earned a bachelor’s degree in guitar performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in music technology from Duquesne University. He teaches a wide range of classes at Community College of Allegheny County including Music Technology, Music History, Class Piano, and History of Jazz.
In addition to teaching, Brian performs regularly as a professional pop, classical, and jazz guitarist.
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Episodes
Music Technology: Definition, Activities, Devices, and Concepts
August 06, 2020 21:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump presents his lecture called Music Technology: Definitions, Activities, Devices, and Concepts. Designed to help those who want to get into music-technology as a profession, this podcast describes the money-making activities that exist in the field. Important topics like audio recording, sequencing, mixing, mastering, and scorewriting are outlined and explained. Other topics covered by this podcast include transducers, electronic ...
A Week In The Life
February 23, 2020 19:11 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Jump presents various audio recordings from his intense work-week at Central State University, including an interview/performance with Thomas Heyward, several sight-singing examples from his musicianship class, and excerpts from his guitar recital.
A Week in The Life
February 23, 2020 19:11 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Jump presents various audio recordings from his intense work-week at Central State University, including an interview/performance with Thomas Heyward, several sight-singing examples from his musicianship class, and excerpts from his guitar recital.
Meet My Student
February 05, 2020 18:50 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump speaks to Central State University student, Thomas Heyward, about how he got started in music, his primary musical interests, and his goals for the future. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting it. You can do so here: brianjump.net/support/
Ask Me Anything 1
April 20, 2019 20:13 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump answers questions about learning music, taking guitar lessons, practicing, performing and more. Guitarist and singer, Justin Sellers, co-hosts the episode and presents questions gathered from Facebook, colleagues, and friends. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Performance, Repertoire, and the Business of Music
March 25, 2019 02:45 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump speaks to English-American guitarist and singer, Joel Lindsey, about his journey from London to Pittsburgh and his transition from amateur to professional musician. Jump and Lindsey have a wide-ranging conversation about repertoire, gigging, discipline, and the importance of listening to oneself critically. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Metal, Meditation, and the Meaning of Life
February 22, 2019 02:06 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, Brian Jump speaks to Pittsburgh-area drummer and songwriter, Brett Staggs, about the genre of metal, the practice of meditation, and the curious interaction between the two. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Covering Integrity
February 09, 2019 18:56 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump speaks to Pittsburgh-area guitarist and singer, Billy Schneider. Billy is a member of the Pear Jam tribute band, Ten, and he's an active solo performer. He's also is an excellent lead player with many tasty and innovative ideas lurking behind his every solo. Most of all, Schneider seems to have a subtle touch for bending and phrasing like a singer. Jump and Schneider get down to the heart and soul of musicianship by covering pra...
Beginner's Luck
January 25, 2019 01:25 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump speaks to Pittsburgh-area guitarist, T.J. Riggs, about being a beginner. They cover learning scales, playing three-chord songs, and—most importantly—sounding like a rock star. Jump and Riggs perform many musical examples while having a fun conversation about learning music. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Electric Texture
December 19, 2018 20:40 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump speaks to Pittsburgh-area guitarist, drummer, and songwriter, Brian Sproul. They discuss electric-guitar playing, altered tunings, rock influences, excellence in drumming, riff-oriented songwriting, rock presentation, and fantasy bands. Sproul is the founding member, and creative force, behind the instrumental power duo called Patton. He’s also the lead guitarist for the local blues-rock band called Sweetheart of the Barricades. Sproul’s approach to electric guit...
Living The Dream
November 25, 2018 02:01 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump has a wide-ranging conversation with his friend and duo partner, Justin Sellers. They speak about many topics related to playing in a working band like performing, gigging, booking shows, and repertoire. Also, Jump and Sellers address their current quest to change the name of their group—The Vagrants—to something more fitting their business model. A hilarious exchange occurs when they discuss candidate names like The Hit Slamme...
Band Leadership and Rock Maintenance
November 11, 2018 03:01 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump speaks to Pittsburg-area guitarist, T.J. Riggs, about band leadership, group rehearsals, and musician maintenance. Riggs is the guitarist and founding member of the 1980s tribute band called Stainless. Included in this conversation is a demonstration of the guitar solo from "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns 'n' Roses. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Inside Lead Guitar
October 27, 2018 18:27 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this episode, Brian Jump speaks to Pittsburgh-area guitarist and educator, Ross Heastings, about lead guitar, music theory, cover bands, songwriting, and education. During the conversation, Jump and Heastings demonstrate musical examples, perform jazz excerpts, and improvise licks and phrases. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Contemporary Hits Radio
October 18, 2018 00:53 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this podcast, music educator/guitarist, Brian Jump speaks to bassist/singer, Jonny Southern about contemporary hits radio (CHR). They examine the banal, often offensive music inhabiting Billboard’s Hot 100, and they critique the top ten songs occupying the list for the week of October 6, 2018. For context, the thesis of John Seabrook's book, The Hit Factory, is covered. This book declares that hits are still what matters in the music industry despite the virtual annihilation of the record...
Rock 'n' Roll Boy's Club
September 24, 2018 01:49 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this podcast, music educator, Brian Jump, and bass player, Jonny Southern, talk about gender disparities that exist in rock bands and in rock audiences. They comment on the curious phenomenon of all-male styles, the ridiculous ritual of slam dancing, and the relative scarcity of female rock bands. Jump argues that the boy's-club mentality of rock music represents a type of support group for men and boys. Southern argues that equally-balanced audiences, like that of jam bands, is a result o...
Band Dynamics
September 10, 2018 01:14 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump and Jonny Southern discuss the complicated dealings and elaborate interactions that occur when writing, rehearsing, and performing with other people. Famous band dynamics, like that of The Beatles, The Band, and Metallica, are covered for scope and context. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Musician Categories
September 01, 2018 18:10 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump and Jonny Southern discuss musician-types and the importance of establishing a musical identity. They cover the similarities and differences that exist between drummers, singers, sidemen, producers, electronic musicians, basement shredders, DJs, etc. Jump and Southern perform the 1965 hit by Lee Dorsey called "Get Out My Life Woman" for this episode's outro. If you enjoy the Chasing the Chords Podcast, please consider supporting it: https://www.patreon.com/brian...
Musical Identity
September 01, 2018 18:10 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump and Jonny Southern discuss musician-types and the importance of establishing a musical identity. They cover the similarities and differences that exist between drummers, singers, sidemen, producers, electronic musicians, basement shredders, DJs, etc. Jump and Southern perform the 1965 hit by Lee Dorsey called "Get Out My Life Woman" for this episode's outro. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 ...
Top Seven Mistakes Made by Music Students
August 16, 2018 21:42 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump and Jonny Southern discuss the traps and pitfalls of learning music. They cover school bands, music teachers, and common student mistakes. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
How Music Dies
July 29, 2018 19:43 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump and Jonny Southern discuss the devolution of music and the plight of original musicians. They cover the following topics: (1) empty rooms, (2)audience-member stereotypes, (3) the future of music, and (4) the disrespect shown to musicians. The Chasing the Chords podcast can be found here: https://brianjump.net/podcast/ Follow this link to support Brian Jump: https://brianjump.net/support/
Appreciating Them While They're Alive
July 18, 2018 16:18 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump and Jonny Southern discuss the idolization of dead rock stars versus the indifference to living rock stars. They pursue a theme of gratitude while speaking about Metallica, Ringo Starr, Rick Rubin, Marty Friedman, and others. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Belligerent Bass Lines
July 11, 2018 14:51 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump speaks to West Virginia native, Jonny Southern, about performance ethics, modern pop, cover bands, and other music topics. You can check out Jonny's music here: https://thewilliamsband.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
The Philosophy of Education
March 21, 2018 13:20 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump covers the philosophy of education. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Rock 'n' Roll Colleagues
November 21, 2017 04:02 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump and Brett Staggs discuss music philosophy and dead rock stars. Brett Staggs is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter originally from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He established himself as drummer in Austin Texas by playing with local super heros, Slow Train. In 2009, Staggs moved to Pittsburgh and started the power quintet called The Long Time Darlings. When that band dissolved in 2014, Staggs started a new band called The Daylight Moon. He also plays drums in a ...
The Future of Music
October 01, 2017 21:55 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump speculates about the direction of music. First, he imagines the impact that artificial intelligence might have on composition and consumption. Then, he explores the possibility that the music of the future might be fundamentally different from the music of the present. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Performance Ethics
August 21, 2017 02:31 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBIn this podcast, Brian Jump explores the common failures of audience/performer interactions. He covers the courtesies that a musician owes their audience and the courtesies that an audience owes their musician. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump
Illiterate by Choice
July 24, 2017 02:19 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump investigates the hostility many musicians feel towards reading music. He describes the many ways students shirk the responsibility of reading, and he attempts to dispel the myth that learning how to read is antithetical to the spirit of music. Jump’s main point in this episode is that becoming literate drastically improves one's musicianship. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venm...
Cover Bands vs. Original Bands
June 25, 2017 18:18 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump compares and contrasts cover bands and original bands. The topics of payment, listenership, and emergent trends are covered. If you'd like to support Jump, you can do so via Venmo and PayPal: https://account.venmo.com/u/Jump76 paypal.me/brianjump