On this episode of Music on Purpose, Alan Siebert joined me to talk about his 30 year career at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM). He is retiring this year and talks about his time at CCM. He also talks about his lip tear and recovery from surgery. He is a wealth of knowledge.
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On this episode of Music on Purpose, David Jaggie joins me from Richmond, Ky to talk about the upcoming trip to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and discusses how the Madison Central Band was able to get to a level of success to be accepted. He talks about training students to be successful in life through music.
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On this episode of Music on Purpose, Ashley Hall joins me at the National Trumpet Competition to discuss keys to success as an international soloist and orchestral musician. She is very grounded and down to earth in her approach and she discusses ways to balance her career, family and faith. We met in the lobby of the Hilton in Lexington, Ky, so you can hear some light music in the background. It only adds to the realness of these interviews.
Check her website out for more information about her and to listen to excerpts of her soloing.
Vince DiMartino and Ashley Hall soloing together at the National Trumpet Competition
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On this episode of Music on Purpose I was thankful and humbled to have Retired Director of Bands from Carmel High School and Composer & Arranger for Hal Leonard Richard Saucedo. Richard talks about what it takes to put together an award winning marching band show. Carmel High School has won Bands of America Grand National Finals multiple times including this past 2017 season. Richard also discusses things you can do in your arrangements to help your ensembles be successful this fall.
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Joining us on this episode is Paul Piller, who is the musician contractor for the Broadway Across America series in Cincinnati, Ohio. This episode gives some insight into the process of hiring musicians for Broadway shows, and what it takes to be successful in a career in order to get a gig like that. Paul is a wonderful trombone player and has played with the Cincinnati Symphony, Blue Wisp Big Band and the Nick Clooney Show.
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Here we are at the start of another new year with high hopes and expectations for our resolutions. Eating better, losing weight, getting organized are all high on the priority list, but, how long before we slip back into our old ways of doing things?
How long before the resolution becomes a thing of the past?
Given the slip in resolutions, which usually happens around February or even March for some who are really intense, I have come to the conclusion that there are two words most people have a hard time with. Hard Work and Sacrifice. It’s all of us, me included. When things get tough, or we get tired we say things to ourselves like, “Ive worked so hard, I deserve a …….,” or “I’ve done pretty well the past few weeks, its ok if I take a day off.” What happens when we take even that one day off is we tend to slip back into the comfortable pattern of what we have always done.
When trying to commit to a complete change, the fullest realization of these two words has to be understood. Committing 100% to complete hard work and complete sacrifice to accomplish a significant change in our lives.
If you are someone who is starting off the new year with a resolution, try to brainstorm ways that you can sacrifice. . .things that you can give up in order to make your goal more achievable, and work hard to continue that sacrifice for as long as it takes to accomplish your goal. If your goal is to lose weight, set a realistic goal, over a realistic period of time, and then think of the sacrifices and the hard work needed to accomplish that goal.
Hard work and sacrifice demands your complete and undivided attention.
It’s all in and 100%. Slip out of your comfort zone and go after what you want with complete drive, determination and motivation. Don’t stop when it gets tough. Significant change begins and ends with sacrifice and hard work.
Wouldn’t you like to look in the mirror at the end of this year and say, “I am a completely changed person from the start of this year!” Make it happen with hard work and sacrifice!
A great book recommendation is the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.
Happy New Year everyone! What are your resolutions for the new year?
In this episode of Music on Purpose I had the opportunity to spend time with one of the greatest trumpet performers of all-time, Vincent DiMartino. He has performed and/or played with everyone imaginable from Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie to Canadian Brass and Doc Severinsen. He offers his advice on how to separate yourself from the middle of the pack and make your way to being extraordinary. He is an educator at heart and taught at the University of Kentucky for over 20 years and Centre College for almost 20 years.
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On this episode of Music On Purpose I was fortunate to sit down with three talented members from the band Seabird. Ryan Morgan, Aaron Morgan and Aaron Hunt all toured and recorded including being signed with the EMI label. Currently each member is now leading worship at a church in the Cincinnati area. Hear these guys talk about what it’s like to be a member of a nationally recognized popular band as well as life on the road, recording, writing songs and the transition to worship ministry.
Thank you to Ft. Mitchell Baptist Church for allowing us to use the facility to record this podcast.
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On this episode of Music on Purpose, I talk with Matt Hawkins about his passion for being a freelance percussionist and doing what he loves as his career. He has some great insight about what it is like to be a self-employed musician. Matt also discusses his primary teachers and advice that has meant so much to him. He has an amazing sense of humor and is extremely laid back and easy to talk to. Listen to him talk about how to get along with others and the importance of what others think about you. He also mentions his love for playing Bach!
You can contact him at kwikslver@gmail.com with any questions.
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What a pleasure to sit down with the long time Principal Clarinetist of the London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Marriner. On this episode of Music on Purpose, Andrew talks about the things he has done to be successful at the highest level and gives advice to those planning to audition for an orchestra job. He also talks about the many recordings he is part of, and the conductors and mentors that have meant the most to him along the way. One of those mentors was his father, who founded and conducted the St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra, which is one of, if not THE, most recorded orchestras of all time. Take a listen to a wealth of experience and knowledge.
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