That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 109 ratings“That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation” is a weekly podcast with conversations and discussions about all things music. In it, we’ll peel back the layers of what makes great musicians great, hoping to inspire others to achieve their maximum potential.http://thatsnotspit.com
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#37: Paul Huang
December 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBRecipient of the prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, violinist Paul Huang is considered to be one of the most distinctive artists of his generation. The Washington Post proclaimed Mr. Huang as "an artist with the goods for a significant career" following his recital debut at the Kennedy Center. This summer, Mr. Huang made highly acclaimed debut at Bravo!Vail Music Festival stepping in for violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in the Moza...
#36: Freeway Philharmonic: Jennifer Marotta
November 15, 2019 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBJennifer Marotta is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. An active freelance musician based in Los Angeles, she regularly performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the St. Louis Symphony. Marotta is currently a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Music of the Baroque in Chicago. Sh...
#35: Winning the Job: Aubrey Foard and Nick Platoff
November 08, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBhttp://www.aubreyfoard.com/artist-bio.html - Aubrey's bio https://miamimusicfestival.com/nick-platoff - Nick's bio Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#34: Terry Rush
November 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBTerry R. Rush just retired from 35 years as a high school orchestra, band and jazz band instructor. His last position was Instrumental Music Director at Lincoln Southwest High School. He was the Director of Instrumental Music at Lincoln High School for twenty-five years. His groups have traveled to Florida, Colorado, California, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and London, England as well as performing at the State Bandmasters Association State Convention numerous times. Prior to teaching at Linco...
#33: Jena Vangjel
October 22, 2019 06:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBIn this episode, Jena Vangjel tells me the story of how she was forced to take a month off of practicing the trumpet because she had to have her thyroid removed. Jena and I dig down deep to find out what lessons she learned from taking so much time off, and what we all can learn from her. Jena Vangjel, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, is a freelance trumpeter in Baton Rouge and the surrounding area. She has performed with the New World Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, the Charleston Sympho...
#32: The 3 F's Of Orchestral Success
October 15, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode, we are going to discuss three things that I believe are essential to being successful as an orchestral musician: flexibility, focus, and fun. I chose these topics as ones that aren't as often discussed as things like being prepared, being on time, etc. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#31: Freeway Philharmonic: Jamie Whitmarsh
October 08, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode, I speak with Jamie Whitmarsh, a freelance percussionist and composer in the Oklahoma City area. He discuss building a freelance career, as well as how to start your own large ensemble, and the challenges associated with that. Here are some links Jamie gave me to share: Composer Diversity Database https://www.composerdiversity.com/composer-diversity-database A fantastic tool to discover new music. There are so many new pieces out there that could change your life, this is...
#30: Jay Evans
October 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBIn this episode, we're talking with Jay Evans, the principal trombonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We talk about the Grand Teton Music Festival, training for an triathlon event, what setting personal records in his musical practice, and much more. I hope you enjoy the episode! Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Jay Evans is currently Principal Trombonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since October, 2000. As soloist, Jay has performed in numerous concert...
#29: Carlos Izcary: Part 3
September 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode, Carlos answers the question "What is an orchestra's role in serving the community it is in?" In my journey to find out why musicians think classical music is relevant and important, Carlos' answer provides some important insight and wisdom as to why a community should care about having a symphony orchestra as part of it's culture. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Carlos' bio - Carlos Izcaray is Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and of the American Youth ...
#28: Discipline For A Better Future
September 15, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode, we're going to discuss how discipline can be beneficial in our lives, using fun quotes to make it less horrible to talk about. Read the blog post on my website for updated thoughts about my journey to being more disciplined! https://thatsnotspit.com/2019/09/15/discipline-for-a-better-future-ep-28/ Here are the quotes from the episode: "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment" - Jim Rohn "Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of ...
#27: Winning the Job: Mark Maliniak and Jaclyn Rainey
September 08, 2019 06:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBMark Maliniak joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Fourth/Utility Trumpet in September 2018. Mr. Maliniak has toured both nationally and internationally with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic. He has appeared regularly as guest principal trumpet with the Detroit Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, and Tucson Symphony, where he was also a featured soloist. Mr. Maliniak has also ...
#26: Bobby Horton
September 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBBobby Horton was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. His life long passion for music and history began at an early age. With a trumpet playing father and a banjo-playing grandfather, he was exposed to a varied menu of music—from the sound of the big bands, jazz combos and classical to the old time sounds of Southern gospel, sacred harp, and “hillbilly” music. Most of the men in his young life were World War II veterans, as he listened to their war stories he soon made the connection bet...
#25: Freeway Philharmonic: Will Baker
August 15, 2019 06:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBOn this installment, we are featuring Will Baker. Will is the bass trombonist of the Monterrey Symphony, and he has subbed with the San Diego Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, and more. He also started Get Fluent, which he creates video and resources to help musicians improve their playing. Mastering Engineer - Brandon Jochum Music in the episode - Will Baker Support the Show.
#24: Winning the Job: Chris Smith
August 08, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBThis edition of "Winning the Job" features Chris Smith, who recently won the principal trumpet position with the San Diego Symphony. Chris has a wealth of knowledge to share about how to be successful in auditions, and also some real and practical advice to people who are thinking of auditioning for an orchestral position. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Music in the episode - Chris Smith Support the Show.
#23: Barbara Butler
August 01, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 229 MBThis episode features an amazing conversation with Barbara Butler, one of the trumpet professors at Rice University. Previously she taught at Northwestern University and the Eastman School of Music before that. Not much that can be said about this interview other than it's Barbara speaking words of wisdom for almost three hours. I hope you get as much out of it as I have! Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#22: Lessons From Indy
July 15, 2019 06:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode I discuss the various lessons I learned from my experience not getting tenure in Indianapolis. Without going into detail, the lessons are: 1) When I receive feedback, I should make sure I understand 2) Goals are just goals 3) You're more than meets the eye 4) Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans 5) When you're going through hell, keep on going Hopefully these lessons I learned can help encourage people at all stages of their career. Support the Show.
#21: Winning the Job: Jeff Lewandowski and John Romero
July 08, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this installment of "Winning the Job", I was able to speak with Jeff Lewandowski and John Romero. Jeff recently won a job with the United States Army Field Band, and John Romero recently won principal trombone in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Jeff gave some really great advice about how he used the audition process to understand how to give structure to his busy life of freelancing, in order to make sure he was totally prepared given the lack of time he had in his day. It's also insp...
#20: Glenn Michael Egner
July 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBGlenn is the librarian with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Before joining the ASO as librarian, he was the principal flutist with the Venezuelan National Orchestra. Glenn has an amazing story. He had a picture perfect life in Venezuela, but because the country began to fail, he had to leave an start all over in Alabama. I hope this interview is able to give the listener some really good perspective on life, and also to see that everyone has a story. We should make as much of an effort as w...
#19: I Didn't Win, and That's OK
June 22, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode, I talk about my preparation for the Chicago Symphony principal trumpet audition that was held in early June of 2019. I discuss what my original plan for my prep was, and how it changed as I went through the process. Finally, I give my thoughts on auditioning in general, and how to change our mindset to help ensure we can always have a successful audition. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#18: Freeway Philharmonic: Kathy White
June 15, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, I talk with Kathy White about how she built and maintains her successful career as a freelancer in the Southeast region. Kathy is principal clarinet of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and she subs frequently with many orchestras in the area as well. Not only does she have really wonderful advice about how to succeed as a freelancer, she also has really great words about how what a career in music means to her. Freeway Philharmonic is a series dedicated to interviewing musicia...
#17: Winning the Job: George Goad and Derek Fenstermacher
June 08, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode I talk with George Goad and Derek Fenstermacher about their success in recent auditions. George recently won associate principal trumpet with the Montreal Symphony and Derek won principal tuba with the St. Louis Symphony. Support the Show.
#16: Calvin Falwell
June 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBIn this episode I have a conversation with Calvin Falwell, 3rd/Bass Clarinet with the Sarasota Orchestra. We talk about how Calvin has used his desire to make things happen into multiple opportunities for his career and for his life. Master Engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#15: Starting Over: Changing Your Embouchure with Dr. Matthew Vangjel
May 15, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBIn this episode, we go into detail about all things related to changing your embouchure on a brass instrument. We aim to give encouragement for anyone going through an embouchure change, as well as a resource for any teachers who might see changing an embouchure as a solution to a students problem, but may not feel equipped to make it work. Dr. Matthew Vangjel is professor of trumpet at Louisiana State University. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the show
#15: Starting Over: Changing Your Embouchure with Dr. Matthew Vangjel
May 15, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBIn this episode, we go into detail about all things related to changing your embouchure on a brass instrument. We aim to give encouragement for anyone going through an embouchure change, as well as a resource for any teachers who might see changing an embouchure as a solution to a students problem, but may not feel equipped to make it work. Dr. Matthew Vangjel is professor of trumpet at Louisiana State University. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#14: Winning the Job: Ansel Norris and Joe Lefevre
May 08, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode we speak with Ansel Norris, who recently won second trumpet in the Naples Philharmonic and Joe LeFevre, who recently won principal tuba with the Kansas City Symphony about what they think helped them be successful in their auditions. Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#13: Lisa Wienhold
May 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBIn this episode I talk with Lisa Weinhold principal flutist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We talk about her life growing up, her educational opportunities, as well as her difficulties around the time that the Alabama Symphony went bankrupt in the 1990's. We also discuss her love and passion for dog training, and dig into how she makes sure she's prepared to play her orchestral parts at the highest level every week. Support the Show.
#12: Carlos Izcaray Part 2: Cancer and Venezuela
April 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBHere is part two of my interview with Carlos Izcaray, music director of the Alabama Symphony orchestra. In this episode, he talks about how he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, and what it was like continuing to work and live life while going through chemotherapy. After that, we go into a pretty in depth discussion on the current state of life in Venezuela. It's hard to listen to a lot of what he talked about. This is a must listen episode! Support the Show.
#11: Arnold Jacobs and Mindfulness - What They Have In Common
April 15, 2019 06:00 - 12 minutes - 5.9 MBIn this episode, I discuss what the teaching method of Arnold Jacobs, tubist with the Chicago Symphony from 1944-1988, and the practice of mindfulness have in common. At the end, I explain what connections I've made between the two and how I've applied them to my own trumpet playing. - Music in the episode - Andrew Miller - Master engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#10: Winning the Job: Nathan Clark and Sam Huss
April 08, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBWinning the job is a series dedicated to finding out how people who have recently won auditions were successful. In this episode, we talk with Nathan Clark and Sam Huss. Nathan Clark recently won a position with the Presidents Own Marine Band. Sam Huss recently won principal trumpet with the Richmond Symphony. Both of these players have some really great insight into what made them successful, you do not want to miss this episode! Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#9: Carlos Izcaray: Part One
April 01, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 64.7 MBIn this episode, I have a conversation with Carlos Izcaray, music director of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. It was a wonderful opportunity to get to speak with him and cover his life from his earliest musical memories to being named music director of our orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama. He gave me so much great content, we actually ran out of time, and so we had to make this part 1 of a two part interview. Mastering enginner - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#8: The Music of Harry Potter
March 15, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBJoin Chris Confessore, principal pops conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and I as we talk about the music of Harry Potter! In this episode we will do a name that tune of sorts: we'll play a familiar theme from the Harry Potter movies and then we'll let you know what that theme represents and discuss each one a little bit. Master engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#7: Freeway Philharmonic: Dean Haist
March 08, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBFreeway Philharmonic is a series in which we interview people with successful freelance careers and talk to them about how they built it from the beginning. This episode will feature Dean Haist. Dean is an active trumpet freelancer in Lincoln, NE and the surrounding areas. He also has a business he started called Arts Incorporated, which services the musical community in Lincoln. You can find more information here: http://www.artsincorporated.org/default.asp Master engineer - Brandon Joch...
#6: James Sullivan
March 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 41 MBIn this episode, we have a conversation with James Sullivan, principal oboe of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Jim explains how he came to play the oboe, what he does to be prepared for such a demanding job, and why he started the Southern Oboe Intensive. He also shares with us some of the passions he has and how they have enriched his life. James Sullivan's bio - Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#5: The Good, The Bad, and Things I Learned the Hard Way
February 15, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode we discuss successes and failures that I've had in my career, and tell a few funny anecdotes about times I experienced some embarrassing situations, but ended up learning a lot from them. - Music in the episode - Caelum by Ivy Garden - Master engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#4: Winning the Job: Jeff Strong and Tyler Lindsay
February 08, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBWinning the job is a series dedicated to finding out how people who have recently won auditions were successful. In this episode, we talk to Jeff Strong and Tyler Lindsay about their recent audition successes. Jeff won third trumpet in the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tyler won a position with the Presidents Own Marine band. - Mastering engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#3: Kevin Fitzgerald
February 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIn this episode, we talk with Kevin Fitzgerald, assistant conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and music director of the Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra. He talks about his youth, his life as trumpet player, and we go into depth about his plans for the ASYO. - Master engineer - Brandon Jochum Kevin Fitzgerald's bio Support the Show.
#2: Powerlifting and Music - What They Have In Common
January 14, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 8.69 MBIn this episode, I discuss how my love of powerlifting has taught me valuable lessons in how to progress as a trumpet player. I break down how volume, intensity, and frequency are used in powerlifting, and how we can apply it to our musical practice. - Music in the episode - Empire Springs - Master engineer - Brandon Jochum Support the Show.
#1: Demondrae Thurman
December 23, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBThis episode features an interview with Demondrae Thurman, an internationally renowned euphonium soloist. He has recently been appointed the position full professor of euphonium at Indiana University and also teaches low brass studies at Samford University. Some of the topics covered are conducting, free-lancing, orchestral playing, as well as social media as a marketing tool for musicians. - Master Engineer - Brandon Jochum Demondrae Thurman bio Support the show