Ep. 25 Matt Howard, Principal Percussionist with the LA Phil
Release Date: 12/22/2021
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S4E43: Angela Beeching: Music Career Coach, Speaker, Author
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S3E42 3_25_24 Nikki Abissi: Trombonist, Educator, Inventor, Entrepreneur.
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Guest: Nikki Abissi, professional trombonist Key Topics: Nikki's musical journey from growing up around NYC to attending Juilliard, New World Symphony, and becoming an orchestral musician Dealing with performance anxiety, negative self-talk, and the importance of mindset work The "3 envelope" audition preparation strategy Bringing a sense of "play" back into music practice Losing your professional identity and how to rebuild Nikki's invention of the "Extend Bone" slide extension device Being newly diagnosed with ADHD as an adult The value of normalizing struggles and being...
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S3E41 Cami McLaren: Founder of McLaren Coaching
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S3E40 Emmanuel Ceysson: LA Phil Principal Harpist
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S3E39: Stephanie Thompson: Play Like an Artist, Fuel Like an Athlete
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In this episode of the Honesty Pill podcast, we sit down with Stephanie Thompson, a functional nutritionist with a unique background as both a musician and a nutrition expert. Stephanie shares invaluable insights on the pivotal role nutrition plays in a musician's performance, energy levels, and overall well-being. She delves into common dietary myths, offers practical advice for improving nutrition, and introduces her transformative program, "Play Like an Artist, Fuel Like an Athlete." Show Notes: Highlighting the Gap: Stephanie opens the discussion by addressing the often-overlooked aspect...
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S3E38: Elizabeth Rowe: Breaking Free From Limiting Beliefs
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S3E37: Neil Kimel: Insights on Horn Mastery and Winning Auditions
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S3E36: Michelle Lynne: Navigating Music and Entrepreneurship
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Ep. 35 Elim Chan, Rockstar Orchestra Conductor
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Episode 35 of the Honesty Pill Podcast is LIVE! My guest today is one of the most sought after young orchestral conductors in the classical music scene, Elim Chan. Here's a pop quiz for you: How many professional, female orchestra conductors can you name right now? Ready...go! How'd you do? Not so great? Need some help? I'm going to introduce you to just a few of the industry leading orchestral conductors who happen to be women, and whose names you need to know. We talk about life in Belgium, what it's like to travel the globe conducting the world's most prominent orchestra, and what rather...
info_outlineMy guest today is the Principal Percussionist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, one of the most friendly musicians you could ever work with, my friend and colleague, Matt Howard.
Sports, sports, and more sports…today’s episode is a straight up masterclass on how being a professional musician is completely parallel to being a professional athlete.
Think your tenure process was tough? Make sure you listen all the way to the end for an unbelievable story about the types of hoops LA Phil musicians jump through to make our boss, Gustavo Dudamel happy.
Worried that you got a “late start” in classical music? Wait until you hear the surprising success timeline for someone who later became one of the world’s premiere orchestral players…
- He wasn’t at all competitive
- Had never heard his hometown orchestra until he was a senior
- He mostly just played drums in a rock band
- Didn’t practice
- Didn’t take lessons
And when he finally decided that we wanted to go to college for music, he only applied to one college, into which he did not get accepted.
Sound like a roadmap to success? You might be surprised…
Matt’s going to share some amazing advice on how to prepare for an audition, how to effectively use a metronome, and we’re even going to find out who he thinks is the greatest drummer of all time.
You’re even going to get a free percussion rudiments lesson from Matt, totally for free by listening to this podcast…you’re welcome.
Enjoy and happy listening!
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