Podium Time
150 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe Podcast for Conductors and Students. On Podium Time we interview professional, established, and emerging conductors and teachers from orchestras, symphonies, ballets, operas, and bands around the globe. We dig into the weeds of score study, rehearsal, leadership, musicianship, education, classical and contemporary composers, and all the things that they don't teach us in school. Please visit https://PodiumTimePod.com to view show notes and all episodes.
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Defining your Mission and Impact, with conductor Chelsea Gallo
February 25, 2024 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.35 MBConductors Chelsea Gallo and Jeremy C. discuss how we can define our mission and the impact that we have on audiences. Show notes at https://podiumtimepod.com/chelsea-gallo. Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Support the show Sign up for a free 1-hour meeting with Jeremy to help you upgrade your conducting, build your audiences, and reach the next level of your career: https://calendly.com/jdcuebas/free-meeting
Building Community, Connections, and Support, with Noreen Green and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
December 28, 2023 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBToday we talk with Dr. Noreen Green and uncover how to build community support for our orchestras. We discuss how she built the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony into a relevant and thriving orchestra that crosses cultural barriers to reach diverse audiences and how she used creative programming and collaborations to connect with her community of audiences. Visit the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony at LAJS.org. Hidden Gems: Leonard Bernstein's Halil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=as...
Preview: Keynote on Leadership, Impact, and Motivation for Musicians
June 13, 2023 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThis is a teaser (and practice run) for my upcoming Keynote for the Internation Music Education Summit on Thursday, June 15 at 9 a.m. EST. When you face difficulties in your career, it's important to reconnect with your why, your impact, and your resilience to push forward and make a difference. Get your tickets at MusicEducationSummit.org and use the code FRIENDSOFJEREMY to get 20% off your registration. Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/...
Who is your "Main Character?"
May 05, 2023 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.36 MBWho is the "Main Character" in your work? For a responsible, effective, service-based conductor, it will be your audience, your orchestra, or your community. Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Support the show Sign up for a free 1-hour meeting with Jeremy to help you upgrade your conducting, build your audiences, and reach the next level of your career: https://calendly.com/jdcuebas/free-meeting
The Secret to Sustainable Productivity
April 06, 2023 19:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBDo you feel overwhelmed by your workload, constantly chasing deadlines, or struggling to find a balance in your daily life? You deserve better. The key to breaking free lies in mastering productivity, and I'm here to help! Register for free at https://jdcuebas.com/productivity My name is Jeremy and I am a conductor, teacher, podcaster, and productivity coach. I've spent the past 12 years learning, testing, and developing the keys to sustainable productivity, and now I'm sharing them with...
Creating Resonant and Transformative Classical Concerts, with conductor Chelsea Gallo
April 03, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.48 MBConductors Chelsea Gallo and Jeremy Cuebas discuss how stories resonate with audiences and how we can transform audiences with live performances. Show notes at PodiumTimePod.com/Chelsea-Gallo Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Support the show Sign up for a free 1-hour meeting with Jeremy to help you upgrade your conducting, build your audiences, and reach the next level of your career: https://calendly.com/jdcuebas/free-meeting
Four things you should NEVER say to a classical music audience, with Aubrey Bergauer
March 30, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBToday, we talk about what conductors and musical leaders can do to connect with audiences and welcome new people into the concert hall. This is part two of our talk with Aubrey Bergauer about Building Back Audiences. Part one is about the state of the classical music industry and what changes institutions can make to help build audiences. Watch the full video of this interview on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podiumtimepod Learn more about Aubrey Bergauer at AubreyBergauer...
What Classical Music can learn from Baseball, with Chelsea Gallo
March 18, 2023 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBChelsea Gallo and Jeremy C. discuss what Classical Music Institutions can learn from the world of sports and for-profit companies to attract and retain audiences. Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Support the show Sign up for a free 1-hour meeting with Jeremy to help you upgrade your conducting, build your audiences, and reach the next level of your career: https://calendly.com/jdcuebas/free-meeting
Conductors react to Tár - Jeremy and Luke discuss this year's most controversial musical movie
January 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBIf you haven't seen Tár yet. Pause the podcast and go watch it! Tár is the story of Lydia Tár, Music Director of the Berlin Phil, whose life starts to spiral out of control after a series of controversial revelations. In this PT Chat episode, Jeremy and Luke discuss the movie, their favorite parts, and the negative messages it sends. Part of what makes this movie so great is the depth of research and authenticity in the classical world. The conductor John Mauceri was consulted when develo...
How to fix your concerts and marketing, with Ruth Hartt
December 05, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBRuth Hartt is an arts marketing genie! Join us to discuss how we can fix our concerts and our marketing to be more welcoming to the outsiders that we desperately need. Insider audiences are too small, and we don't know how to attract classical music outsiders to our concerts. So how do we get new people to listen to classical music? Through "The Art of Gathering" and "Jobs to Be Done Theory," Ruth Hartt has developed principles for attracting, welcoming, and changing new audiences for the...
Building Back Audiences - The Basics
November 14, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBMy fancy podcasting program isn't working, so I took this chance to share an overview of the basics of building back audiences. These are the critical mindset shifts that we NEED to embrace to reach new audiences and keep them coming back. Let us know what you think by sending us a message on our website, our social media, or via email at [email protected] Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Support the show Sign up for a f...
How to Build Audience Diversity, with Jeri Lynne Johnson
October 31, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBBuilding audience diversity is not about PR programs, Black History Month concerts, or playing diverse composers on a few programs. It's about not reducing an entire population in our community to the color of their skin. Building audience diversity is about realizing that "diversity" is more nuanced. It's about realizing that we connect by building relationships. It's about not Expensive PR campaigns that attract diverse audiences to a single concert (if at all). These don't result in ...
Leadership in 3 steps, with Tiffany Chang
October 17, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBConductor Tiffany Chang has become a force to be reckoned with; a confident, vulnerable, and inspirational force to be reckoned with. In part 1 of our discussion with Tiffany, we talk about leadership as the idea of taking care of those within our care, and how we can support and empower the musicians that make the music on stage. Learn more about Tiffany at TiffanyChang.net and on her blog at ConductorAsCEO.com Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepu...
6 Simple Tools to Engage and Build Classical Music Audiences - with David Taylor
October 03, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBToday we talk with David Taylor all about how we can attract new audiences, engage with them, and get our old audiences coming back. That all has to do with the experiences that we provide all around our concerts: before, after, and during. Watch the full video of this interview on our Youtube channel. Learn more about David Taylor at David-Taylor.org Find this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with...
Why 90% of audiences never come back - with Aubrey Bergauer
October 03, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBWe are joined by THE Aubrey Bergauer to talk about why classical musicians and organizations must make big changes to survive in our new world. We talk about the trends in the classical music industry, why we must redefine who we think of as our audiences, how to program for audience building and retention, and how to change the concert experience to get first-time audiences to come again. Watch the full video of this interview on our Youtube channel. Learn more about Aubrey Bergauer a...
Introducing Season 7: "Building Back Audiences"
August 10, 2022 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.43 MBHey there! We are building into our new season on "Building Back Audiences" and we want to know what questions you have that we can answer! Reach out to us on our website, Facebook, Instagram, or by email and let us know what you want to know about building back audiences, being relevant, and building your ensembles a solid base for the future. Aubrey Bergauer's Orchestra X research on the audience experience. Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl...
PT108: Programming Pops and Family with Enrico Lopez-Yañez
April 20, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBToday we discuss: (note, timecodes may be up to two minutes off depending on pre-episode announcements) How Enrico came to specialize in pops and family programming (3:23) How Enrico structures a Pops season and how the Nashville Symphony competes with all the other music available in Nashville. (6:24) Enrico shares his process for creating family concerts and the goals behind them (18:07) How Symphonica productions is helping orchestras build audiences for the future (28:58) Advice on ...
Being a Conductor is Hard, but Becoming a Conductor is Harder.
February 25, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.93 MBDon't listen to this if it's your first episode of Podium Time! Link to the blog post I wrote in 12 minutes about this: https://jdcuebas.com/being-a-conductor-is-hard-becoming-a-conductor-is-harder/ Grab your copy of Jeremy's Score Study Checklist by signing up at http://eepurl.com/hgmYAb Support the show Sign up for a free 1-hour meeting with Jeremy to help you upgrade your conducting, build your audiences, and reach the next level of your career: https://calendly.com/jdcuebas/free-meeting
PT107: Teaching Your Audience to Listen, with George Marriner Maull
August 16, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBConductor George Marriner Maull and the Discovery Orchestra are teaching audiences to...Listen to Music! In a time when we tend to hear music in the background, we’ve lost (or never learned) the skill of listening to music. How many of your audience members are reading the program notes or lost in thoughts about green beans? Probably most of them. Today we are learning how to teach our audience to listen. The unabridged episode is no longer available, but you can still visit our Patreon c...
PT106: "Technique Precedes Music-Making," with David Itkin
June 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBDavid Itkin joins us this week on Podium Time. Maestro Itkin is the Director of Orchestras at the University of North Texas, Music Director of the Abilene Philharmonic, and Conductor Laureate of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Today we discuss the stories behind his first book, Conducting Concerti, and why it’s critical to learn how to accompany a soloist well. We also discuss the many drawbacks of focusing your study on just musicality or conducting technique. Finally, David gives us a sn...
10 Lessons from Interviewing over 100 Conductors on Podium Time
June 07, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB10 Lessons from Interviewing over 100 Conductors on Podium Time. Watch this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTnRSe63378 After over 100 interviews with conductors on Podium Time, we have learned a lot about conducting and the life around it. Every conductor has a different story and every conductor has a different perspective. This episode of the podcast attempts to distill all that wisdom into just 10 lessons from the Podium Time Podcast. Conducting is barely about co...
Who Hurt You, Glenn? The Classical Gabfest
May 31, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBToday we've got a special crossover episode of the podcast featuring The Classical Gabfest. After one of their hosts appeared on Podium Time (Kensho Watanabe, PT102), they invited Jeremy on to play a game at the beginning of this episode. Following that is a full episode of the Classical Gabfest featuring stories on Curtis entering the Arts Management game, Glenn Gould's program on "How Mozart Became a Bad Composer," and an interview with composer Dale Trumbore. They round it all off with th...
Score Study Basics
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.5 MBThis PT Mini Episode covers the basics of score study. What it is, why we do it, and the simple two-step process to preparing your music. Let us know what you think of these mini episodes. What do you want to hear more of? What should we cover? Reach out on social media or through the contact page on our website. -- Find this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagr...
How to Fix your Conducting
May 19, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MBLast week's Pt Mini Episode discussed regularly checking up on how your conducting is doing and generating a list of things to work on. This week, we talk about how to actually make changes to your conducting in any situation. Let us know what you think of these mini episodes. What do you want to hear more of? What should we cover? Reach out on social media or through the contact page on our website. Find this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time ...
PT105: Showing Young Musicians What’s Possible, with Damien Crutcher
May 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBToday we talk with conductor Damien Crutcher, Co-Founder and CEO of Crescendo Detroit, about how he adapted the best parts of El Sistema to make a difference in his community and how you can engage your students in a deeper way through collaborations between educators and performers. Today we Discuss: 00:51 Damien’s work with the Detroit Symphony, and how he’s building a program to get an instrument in the hands of any kid who wants one 12:49 How Damien adapted the best parts of El Siste...
Your 10,000 Mile Checkup
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.6 MBToday we're talking about how to keep improving as a conductor long after you've left school. By running a regular checkup, you can identify what bad habits are getting in your way. Let us know what you think of these mini episodes. What do you want to hear more of? What should we cover? Reach out on social media or through the contact page on our website. Find this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect w...
Finding Clarity: What are you Trying to Say?
May 05, 2021 17:00 - 11 minutes - 7.93 MBIn this first experimental episode of the podcast, we seek clarity by asking what we're trying to say at any point in our study, rehearsal, or performance. Let us know what you think of these mini episodes. What do you want to hear more of? What should we cover? Reach out on social media or through the contact page on our website. Find this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with us on Facebook, Twitte...
PT104: Common Sense and Working with People: Carl Topilow on Advice for Beginning Conductors, Standing out in Auditions, and How to Pick the Program that’s Right for You
May 03, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBToday we're excited to speak with conductor Carl Topilow all about his new book, The Orchestral Conductor's Career Handbook. We cover his advice for young conductors and musicians wanting to start conducting, how to make sure you're ready to win an audition, and how to pick the best school for you. Get 30% off Carl's new book when you pre-order it with the code here. Today we discuss: 05:21 Introduction to Carl’s new book; The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook 08:38 Advice on where...
PT103: The Power of a Premier, with Kenneth Woods
April 19, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBToday we talk with conductor Kenneth Woods about expanding our understanding of Gustav Mahler by delving into the context and reactions to his world at Colorado Mahlerfest, why we must be more intentional in programming significant works from composers, and how we can gain a deeper understanding of a composers’ relationship to their music by how they revised it. Kenneth is the Artistic Director of Colorado Mahlerfest, the English Symphony Orchestra, and the Elgar Festival. He sat down with ...
PT103: The Power of a Premiere, with Kenneth Woods
April 19, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBToday we talk with conductor Kenneth Woods about expanding our understanding of Gustav Mahler by delving into the context and reactions to his world at Colorado Mahlerfest, why we must be more intentional in programming significant works from composers, and how we can gain a deeper understanding of a composers’ relationship to their music by how they revised it. Kenneth is the Artistic Director of Colorado Mahlerfest, the English Symphony Orchestra, and the Elgar Festival. He sat down with ...
PT102: How to be the Most Positive, Encouraging, and Supportive Person in the Room, with Kensho Watanabe
April 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBHow do we become better conductors? How do we become better people? And how can we be sure that we’re ready to make the most of every lucky chance that we get? These are the questions we discuss and answer in this interview with conductor Kensho Watanabe. We talk about the most important lessons about music and life that Kensho learned from working under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and how to apply them to build the habits of excellence and connection in everything that we do. This week we dis...
PT101: "Polishing the Potential in Young Conductors," with Mei-Ann Chen
March 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBToday we're talking with Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director of Chicago Sinfonietta, about enhancing your rehearsals with Rehearsal Language, how she led the orchestra to win a MacArthur Award for their Theatrical and Diverse Programming, and how her Project Inclusion Conducting Fellows learn and prepare for a professional conducting career. This interview was originally recorded for the PT100 Livestream Extravaganza to raise money for the Conducting Fellowship through Chicago Sinfonietta. This...
PT100: LiveStream Extravaganza
March 08, 2021 11:00 - 3 hours - 139 MBWelcome to the Podium Time Episode 100 Extravaganza! This episode was originally streamed through our Facebook page on February 20th to celebrate our 100th episode and to raise money for the Project Inclusion Freeman Conducting Fellowship through Chicago Sinfonietta. This episode features live QnA with Jeremy, Luke, and of our most popular guests, some of our earliest conducting clips, the history of Podium Time, and messages from the Podium Time family. Please head to the Chicago Sinfonie...
PT100 Livestream Schedule
February 17, 2021 21:00 - 8 minutes - 5.61 MBHello! I'm super excited to go live for Podium Time on Saturday, February 20th. This episode includes some details about the live-stream and the full schedule of live QnA with some of our favorite guests. We'll be celebrating our 100th episode and raising money for the Project Inclusion Conducting Fellowship through Chicago Sinfonietta. Saturday, February 20th Greetings, Messages from our Guests, Embarrassing Videos - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Live QnA with past favorites - 2:00 p.m. Easter...
PT99: How to Design an Exceptional Career: Ankush Bahl on Crafting a Narrative, Reading the Room, and Setting Yourself up for Success
February 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBToday we're talking with Ankush Kumar Bahl, Music Director Designate of the Omaha Symphony and founding member of EverythingConducting.com. Ankush has been incredibly intentional with his career by being strategic in crafting a narrative and seeking out the teachers and opportunities to help him achieve a series of clear goals. Today we talk about his process for designing his career to be exceptional, and why he can never fail at it. We also talk about how to read the room to make sure tha...
PT98: “Learning Together: The Power of Conductors in Collaboration,” Kevin Sütterlin and Mathias Elmer on Building Sinfonietta Memphis as Co-Music Directors, Leading Effective Education Programs, and Performance Practice for Mozart and Beethoven
January 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBToday we’ve got a special episode with the conducting duo of Kevin Suetterlin and Mathias Elmer, Co-Music Directors of Sinfonietta Memphis. In this episode, we dive into how two conductors (and friends) can collaborate and learn together, plus how they founded the orchestra and create incredible engagement in their education programs. This episode also features some fascinating new information that changes how we should consider Beethoven's Metronome Markings and the story of how Kevin g...
PT97: “Take us on a Journey,” Sarah Ioannides on Cascade Conducting, Effective Collaborations, and the Power of Nature to Enhance an Experience
January 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBToday we talk with Sarah Ioannides about how she founded Cascade Conducting to share her experiences and the lessons from her conducting teachers, how to create an effective collaboration, and how creating videos to accompany Symphony Tacoma's virtual concerts led her to a deeper appreciation of her orchestra and the music. Today we discuss: Sarah’s early experiences as a musician and how that led to her becoming a conductor (2:50) How Sarah shares the lessons she’s learned from great te...
End-of-Year Special 2020, with Jeremy and Luke
December 28, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBTune in today for a special episode to recap 2020 on the podcast. Jeremy and Luke look at every episode we released this year and then share their top 3 of the season. Plus, fascinating stats about our download numbers and some sneak peeks into what 2021 will bring for the podcast. And don't forget to check out the video version of this episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/D1I7Ys9aNP0 Today we discuss: Some fascinating download stats from 2020 (1:28) A quick recap of every episode from ...
PT96: “The Art of Becoming a Conductor:” Miguel Harth-Bedoya on Fundamental Skills for Conductors, the Lost Art of Ear Training, and the Attitude Critical to Success
December 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBToday we discuss: Why it’s not unusual to start studying to be a conductor as an undergraduate, and the benefits of learning to conduct from the beginning instead of waiting until grad school (2:59) Fundamental skills for conductors, and a curriculum for Miguel’s students (9:01) How Miguel and the Conducting Institute have embraced technology to continue teaching valuable skills over distance during COVID-19 (18:13) Why it’s important that we emphasize the fundamentals, and how our respe...
PT95: “Finding Comfort in Who You Are,”Anna Edwards on Seeking Diverse Stories, Embracing your Physicality, and Leading from Comfort
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 24.1 MBToday we talk with Anna Edwards, Music Director of the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, the Saratoga Orchestra, and the Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute, about how and why to seek out music by underrepresented composers, why conductors (women especially) should embrace their own physicality and body type, and why being comfortable on the podium is critical to leadership. Today we discuss: Anna’s journey to conducting through performance and education, and how she made the transition ...
PT95: “Finding Comfort in Who You Are,” Anna Edwards on Seeking Diverse Stories, Embracing your Physicality, and Leading from Comfort
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBToday we talk with Anna Edwards, Music Director of the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, the Saratoga Orchestra, and the Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute, about how and why to seek out music by underrepresented composers, why conductors (women especially) should embrace their own physicality and body type, and why being comfortable on the podium is critical to leadership. Today we discuss: Anna’s journey to conducting through performance and education, and how she made the transition ...
PT94: “It’s Never About You,” David Leibowitz on Diverse Repertoire, Balanced Programs, and Serving at Every Level
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBToday we talk with David Leibowitz, Music Director and Founder of the New York Repertory Orchestra, about how he’s programmed 20 seasons with NYRO without repeating any pieces, how he defines and builds balanced programs, and why young conductors flourish once they can let get out of their own inward focus. Today we Discuss: How David Founded the New York Repertory Orchestra, and how he used concerts to raise engagement with his volunteer players (1:37) How NYRO has been able to perform f...
PT93: “Creating an Experience with Innovative Concert Design,” with John Devlin
November 02, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBToday we talk with John Devlin, Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, host of the Upbeat Podcast, and a founding contributor to EverythingConducting.com. Today we talk about how to be the least-generic version of yourself, how to design a commissioning project that’s supremely exciting and relevant to your orchestra and audiences, and how innovative concert design can elevate your performances from just another classical concert to an experience. Today we discuss: How to devel...
PT92: “Fighting for Gender and Racial Balance in Classical Music,” with Elizabeth de Brito, Host of the Daffodil Perspective
October 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBToday we talk with Elizabeth de Brito, host of The Daffodil Perspective, the first gender-balanced, racially equitable, and inclusive classical radio show in the world, celebrating female composers every week. In its two years so far, Elizabeth has discovered and shared mountains of music that, unfortunately, you’ve never heard by women and composers of color that, unfortunately, you’ve probably never heard of. Today we talk about the issues that we must overcome to create a more inclusive a...
PT91: “Let’s Talk Off The Podium,” with Tigran Arakelyan
September 28, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBToday we're very excited to feature a fellow conductor and podcaster, Tigran Arakelyan. Tigran is the host of Let's Talk Off The Podium, a podcast of interviews with professional musicians of all disciplines, including Classical and Jazz. Today we talk about the variety of guests and musicians that Tigran on his podcast and his new radio show, how we can do the best possible with the orchestra that we have, whether that’s a professional, community, or youth group, and where to start if you'v...
PT90: “Learning to Listen and Trusting the Orchestra,” with Gary Lewis
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBMost of you will know Gary Lewis from his Orchestral Conducting Symposium and as the Director of Orchestras at the University of Colorado Boulder. Or you may remember him from episode 2 of the podcast. But now we’ve got him here for a full episode all about learning to listen and enabling your orchestra to play like chamber musicians. This week we discuss: Gary’s transition from a band director to professional conductor (4:51) Gustav Meier’s philosophy of conducting, and how everything we...
PT89: Summary/Review of Markand Thakar's "Make Beautiful Music," with Jeremy and Luke
September 14, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBThis course is incredible, and I couldn't wait to share everything that I learned with Luke and the rest of our patrons and listeners. Today, I'm walking Luke, and you, through everything that I got from Markand Thakar's "Make Beautiful Music" online course. Be sure to check it out, then sign up before the final spots for classes starting October have been filled! We discuss: Markand’s philosophy of the Transcendent Experience and how we can best make them possible for our audiences (03:1...
PT88: “Creating the Best Curriculum for your Beginner Students,” with Phil Aguglia
September 07, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBToday we’re excited to share this episode with Phil Aguglia all about his fascinating curriculum for his students starting their instruments in high school and how he developed it to lead young musicians towards growth and success, whether they continue to study music or not. Phil sought to both learn how great teachers teach and to organize those lessons into his own curriculum, and the results are incredible. If you’d like to learn more about the curriculum or get some of Phil’s materials,...
PT87: “Developing a Vision and Achieving Growth for your Orchestra,” with Janna Hymes
August 31, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBToday we talk with Janna Hymes, Music Director of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra. In this interview we discuss Janna’s new position in Carmel, how she sets goals in the artistic, marketing, development, and education areas to grow her orchestras, and how she communicates that vision to her board and administration. We also discuss the importance of programming for your orchestra’s community and the community of any concert, and how to use creative and varied education and pops programming to ...
PT86: “Efficient Score Study, Methods for Memorization, and more,” with Kaleb Benda
August 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBToday we talk with Kaleb Benda, Artistic Director & Conductor of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, Assistant Conductor of the Enid Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the USAO Concert Band, and the #1 fan of Podium Time. We dig into how Kaleb handles lots of repertoire and how to study efficiently, the importance of creating your own opportunities, and how and why we conducts (almost) everything from memory. Today we discuss: Kaleb’s background and education (3:20) Balancing repertoire for...