Latest Juilliard Podcast Episodes
Five Ways to Unstuck Your Writing and Get Started Faster
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - September 22, 2021 14:11 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWriting is hard because we have a lofty idea of what writing is. We imagine people--fancy people--with degrees and credentials and quills and thick notebooks into which they spill their flawless thoughts from their flawless brains, sitting in flawless libraries filled top to bottom with other fl...
The One Question I Never Thought I’d Have to Answer (and Why it Frustrates the Heck Outta Me)
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - September 15, 2021 13:50 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings“So….do you still play the violin?” Recently, people have been asking me this a lot, and I’ll be honest with you, it kind of pisses me off. My reaction to that question is visceral: defensive, angry, defiant. And a little scared. Because, dammit, I didn’t give up my childhood and every fun thi...
I won a Fulbright Award! On creative writing and how it could make you a happier musician.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - February 28, 2021 12:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Since I received my Fulbright in the creative writing category, I thought it might be helpful for me to share some ideas about how creative writing has helped me and my violin playing: How Creative Writing Could Make You a Happier Musician In classical music, we...
Jennifer Fawcett. "Perfect isn't interesting." On Imposter Syndrome and why we should "keep going and do it anyway."
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - January 24, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Learn more about the stuff we talk about in this episode: Jennifer Fawcett Jennifer teaches at Skidmore College and her first novel, The Octagon House, will be published by Atria, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. Working Group Theatre, the theatre group that ...
2020: "What would you tell your younger self?" An end of year review, with advice to help you on your creative journey in 2021.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - December 27, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! 0:59 - Cellist Laura Usiskin on perfectionism and the ways we compare ourselves to others. 2:41 - Pianist and scholar, Mina Yang, gives some advice on being grateful and why you don’t have to do music professionally to find value in it. 3:43 - Violinist, conduc...
Miki-Sophia Cloud. "Why am I doing this?" On the importance of great mentors and choosing to find joy and purpose in music.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - December 13, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Miki is a core member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble, A Far Cry The Boston Globe profile on Miki's "Little Criers"concerts for families and children. Find "Little Criers" on A Far Cry's Facebook Page. Miki and I play in the Solera Quartet together: MUSIC IN T...
Dr. Noa Kageyama. "Focus on growth." On growth mindset versus fixed mindset and what we can learn from making music.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - November 29, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Noa Kageyama, Bulletproof Musician Noa teaches at the Juilliard School The Suzuki Method Noa got a double degree at Oberlin Don Greene, Ph.d, Performance Mastery Trainer Seymour Bernstein, pianist and pedagogue Ethan Hawke and his film about Seymour Bernste...
Rev. D. Maurice Charles. "To resist absurdity is to live." On why "you don't have to feel what someone else feels to do the right thing" and creating a society that makes space for all of us.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - November 01, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsRev. D. Maurice Charles Subscribe to the podcast here! 2:33 - Dean Charles talks about his growing up in the church and how his family migrated from the Jim Crow South. How his family's stories of slavery and survival and faith make up the story of his heritage. 5:12 - When and how Dean Char...
Kenji Bunch: "The willingness to fail in public is so important." A chat with composer and musician Kenji Bunch, about taking creative risks, being a bi-racial Asian kid, and saying "yes" to everything.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - October 25, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Kenji Bunch 3:56 - How Kenji got started in music on violin and piano. 5:32 - How Kenji always had an "abstract notion" that he wanted to compose and how this led to his double major in Viola Performance and Composition at Juilliard. 6:49 - The creative aspec...
Karen Rile: "You can actually change your life very quickly." A chat with writer Karen Rile, about parenting, flexibility, and how deliberate practice yields huge results.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - October 04, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Karen Rile 2:05 - Karen's childhood growing up in an "arts friendly" family. 3:53 - Nathalie Hinderas, an African American pianist who faced career challenges due to racism and how Karen's mother, Joanne Rile, became her manager and pivoted towards a career in ...
Byron Au Yong, PART 2: "Shouting comes from having no choice." A chat with composer Byron Au Yong, about activism, representation, and why we can't avoid our painful experiences.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - September 20, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Byron Au Yong 3:13 - The genesis of "Activist Songbook." The murder of Vincent Chin as impetus for U.S. legislation against hate crimes. 5:12 - "'Activist Songbook' is the third in a trilogy of works where I've been addressing what Americans fear; ways out of o...
Byron Au Yong: "Counteract the hate." A chat with composer Byron Au Yong, about how Western Classical music is not the only music in the world and the "healing powers of music."
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - September 06, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Byron Au Yong 2:50 - "If you hear a child sing, they're trying to comfort themselves." How music provided solace for Byron and a way to process the multiple Chinese languages of his family plus "the healing powers of music." 4:27 - How Byron's Chinese immigrant...
Augusta Read Thomas: "Music is so much bigger." A chat with composer Augusta Read Thomas, about the importance of "breaking down every wall" and composing for beatboxer, Nicole Paris.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - August 23, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn my conversation with composer Augusta Read Thomas, she expresses her heartfelt support of Black Lives Matter; her empathy for the performer in her compositions; why the music profession should be "wildly diverse"; and the three things that one needs to be an excellent composer. Subscribe to ...
Blair McMillen: "It's okay to be vulnerable." A chat with pianist Blair McMillen, about performance anxiety, perfectionism, and why process is more important than product.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - August 09, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Blair McMillen Blair's YouTube channel 2:12 - Blair talks about how he got started, going to Interlochen, and then Oberlin. 4:59 - Blair's struggles with a "debilitating fear of performance" and how he learned to manage this anxiety and stage fright. How beta ...
Sean Wang: "My quietness was misunderstood as an act of defiance." A chat with violinist, conductor, and scholar, Sean Wang, about the burden of assimilation, microaggressions, and the "bamboo ceiling" in classical music.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - July 19, 2020 15:55 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Sean Wang 4:00 - Sean's arduous process and emigration from Taiwan to the U.S. How he won a major competition and left Taiwan to study music abroad. 5:39 - How at age 13, Sean took time off from school in order to practice and win the competition. 6:10 - How ...
Celia Hatton: “You have to speak up and take up space.” A chat with violist Celia Hatton about microaggressions, implicit bias, and institutional racism in classical music and beyond.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - July 05, 2020 15:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Celia Hatton 2:32 - Celia talks about growing up in a musically and artistically eclectic family and how she got started on the viola. 9:18 - Celia talks about what motivated her to play classical music. 11:55 - Celia talks about what it's been like to be a bi...
Tricia Park performs "Ferdinand the Bull," the children's storybook classic, for solo violin and speaker (story by Munro Leaf and music by Alan Ridout).
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - June 27, 2020 15:01 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! And subscribe to the mailing list here!
Dr. Nadine Kelly: "I am an eclectic, nerdy black woman who is a late bloomer." A chat with Dr. Nadine Kelly, retired pathologist and yoga instructor about leaving medicine to follow her happiness and why we need to be nicer to ourselves.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - May 23, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Dr. Nadine Kelly 1:44 - Growing up the daughter of Haitian immigrants, Nadine's journey to becoming a pathologist and how she decided to leave medicine after being diagnosed with depression and how this led to her second career as YOGI MD, a yoga instructor for ...
Shannon Wilkinson: "You are valuable because you exist." A chat with life coach, Shannon Wilkinson, about when perfectionism becomes toxic; why "taking a breath" improves our ability to problem-solve; and why cultivating your creative courage may be the best thing you can do for your career right now.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - May 16, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Shannon Wilkinson 1:41 – Shannon’s circuitous path to becoming a life coach before life coaching was “a thing.” How Shannon always knew she wanted to be her own boss. 5:35 – Social entrepreneurs and why Shannon likes to work with people who dedicate their lives...
Korean Love: The Untranslatable Concept of "Jung." A micro-essay/love letter to my Korean mother.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - May 09, 2020 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here!
Mai Der Vang: "I have to be twice as good to be given access, to be heard." A chat with award-winning writer, Mai Der Vang, about being the child of Hmong immigrants; the challenges of being a female, P.O.C. artist; and why we must trust our own creative impulses.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - May 02, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Mai Der Vang 1:55 - Mai Der's growing up in the U.S, as the child of Hmong refugees. How Mai Der began writing poetry as a kid. 3:12 - How early encouragement and her 5th grade teacher spurred Mai Der's writing habit and her interest in creative writing and poe...
"It's a weird time to try to reinvent yourself." A chat with Nick Photinos, innovative cellist and founding member of Eighth Blackbird, about career transformation and the important of preserving our mental health during this time of pandemic.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - April 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsNick Photinos 4:23 - Struggling with productivity and career transformation during the pandemic. 4:38 - Nick talks about the "profound change" his career is taking now as he prepares to leave Eighth Blackbird and how we all identify with our professional personas. 6:00 - The challeng...
"It's a weird time to try to reinvent yourself." A chat with Nick Photinos, innovative cellist and founding member of Eighth Blackbird, about career transformation and the importance of preserving our mental health during this time of pandemic.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - April 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Nick Photinos 4:23 - Struggling with productivity and career transformation during the pandemic. 4:38 - Nick talks about the "profound change" his career is taking now as he prepares to leave Eighth Blackbird and how we all identify with our professional person...
"Don't beat yourself up." A chat with Alexandra DiPalma, audio producer, editor, consultant and teacher, about pushing past perfection and why we really shouldn't put pressure on ourselves right now.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - April 17, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Alexandra DiPalma 3:25 - Alex and I talk about coming to terms with competitiveness. 5:45 - Seth Godin and The Podcast Fellowship: how Alex and Seth Godin created this platform to teach people how to start their own podcasts. What you can learn and gain from pr...
"Confused and scared is better than meaningless." A chat with Mike Block, pioneering cello player, singer, composer, and educator, about taking creative risks and why we shouldn't wait to pursue our interests.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - April 10, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Mike Block 3:37 - How Mike got started growing up in a family of classical musicians. 5:09 - Mike shares his experience of unhappiness in classical music and the creative limitations he felt in that genre. 7:34 - How Mike's conflicted decision to pursue a gradu...
"How long should it take to get over someone?" Musings on love in the time of Covid-19: A flash essay on heartbreak, ghosting, and why it's so hard to let go.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - April 03, 2020 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings(Subscribe to the podcast here!) Here's the essay: When it comes to dating, there are so many new ways to be cruel to one another. Ghosting, catfishing, breadcrumbing. And then there are all the fun variations. Haunting is when someone who ghosted you keeps lingering on your social media. (De...
"We didn't think, 'we're gonna master virtual rehearsing and share it with the world.'": A Chat about virtual rehearsing and the Covid-19 pandemic with Laura Usiskin, cellist, educator, entrepreneur, and member of the Bayberry String Quartet
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - March 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! Laura Usiskin Check out the Bayberry String Quartet's ONE-PAGE "QUICK GUIDE" TO REHEARSING REMOTELY! 2:25 - Laura talks about how she got started with her first cello teacher, the legendary pedagogue, Gilda Barston. 4:02 - Laura talks about her early issues wit...
"You play the violin?" A 5-minute essay about "gigging" life, unfair speeding tickets, and the unexpected turn.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - March 20, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIan offers wonderfully rich prompts and all the pieces must be performed live and they must not exceed 5 minutes. It’s quite amazing how this crystalizes all the bullshit thoughts that normally takes up meters of paper and forces you to get to the point right quick because the clock is literally...
"The belief that perfection equals worthiness is the biggest struggle of my life.": PART TWO of A Chat with Dr. Sarah Carter, physician, cellist, writer, and former child prodigy.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - March 06, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! 2:34 - Sarah talks about her resentment upon realizing she hadn't had a childhood. 3:34 - What Sarah's classical music training taught her and the skills that serve her in positive ways, every day. 7:35 - How classical music in the way that Sarah experienced it ...
"In the depths of major depression, I realized I'd lived my whole life in someone else's dream.": PART ONE of A Chat with Dr. Sarah Carter, physician, cellist, writer, and former child prodigy.
Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy - February 28, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSubscribe to the podcast here! 8:37 - How Sarah became serious about the cello as small child and how she was carried along by the enthusiasm and pressure from adults. 10:23 - Sarah shares how her feelings of worthiness were tied to her ability to perform "perfectly." 11:30 - "The tragedy of ...
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