skills-and-bones' podcast

Skills and Bones: The Search for Trombone Treasures This is a show for middle school and high school trombone students and beyond. Helpful tips for young inspiring trombonist, band directors and professionals. There are be pedagogical tips, stories from other musicians, and interviews sprinkled in from trombonist and other artists along the way.

Trombone Professor, Dr. Anthony Williams 11/18/2024

Trombone Professor, Dr. Anthony Williams I went back to my roots on this one - going solo and talking one on one with a trombone friend. Meet Dr. Anthony Williams as he speaks about some of his major influences as a musician. He shares some pedagogical views about trombone, being a musician, and takes us into what it might be like studying in his studio at the University of Northern Iowa. He is passionate about commissioning and playing new and different works with a fusion of styles for trombone. Williams can be seen playing in a big band, jazz combo or symphony orchestra throughout the calendar year. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/33970092

Skills and Bones Found a Diamond! Meet Frank Cohen 11/05/2024

Skills and Bones Found a Diamond! Meet Frank Cohen This episode has been in the works for a little over 3 years now. My original intention was to meet the members of Brass Against and talk to the brass players about the band and all kinds of other topics. I followed up on the message about 2-3 months ago and I received a response. (I was one happy camper) They said, “Frank will do it!” So then I began researching Frank Cohen. After falling into that rabbit hole I discovered, Frank has done a lot! He’s a member of Brass Against and he currently is lead trombone/soloist with Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, with Willie Colon, and is a member of the High and Mighty Brass Band. Mr. Cohen has great life experiences as a musician that we can all learn from, maybe some can relate to, but most of all we have found another trombone treasure! /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/33794512

Trombonist and Singer-Songwriter, Hailey Brinnel 10/22/2024

Trombonist and Singer-Songwriter, Hailey Brinnel Do you ever come across an artist or person not in your field and just think very highly of them? For me there are some athletes, motivational speakers, teachers, maybe a few actors, and for this particular episode is Hailey Brinnel. When I first listened to her albums, I was extremely impressed with her trombone playing, singing, and songwriting. I was instantly a fan. It is these types of interviews I get to do where I feel like a fan and am so gracious they give up some of their time to share their story and knowledge in music and trombone. Visit Hailey's website: /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/33573002

Extend Your Trombone Knowledge with Nikki Abissi 09/24/2024

Extend Your Trombone Knowledge with Nikki Abissi This is the first episode with a co-host. Bruce Faske from episode one of this season has agreed to join me on the search for trombone treasures during season 5. Here is our first collaboration interviewing trombonist, educator, and entreprenuer, Nikki Abissi. We learn about Nikki growing up with tips she's learned along the way about trombone, teaching, and life in general. I hope you enjoy! Nikki's website: /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/33194572

Roll Tide with Bruce Faske 09/06/2024

Roll Tide with Bruce Faske Season 5 is here. Enjoy the first episode with Dr. Bruce Faske, the new trombone professor at the University of Alabama. Plus you just might be hearing more from with on this podcast as the season unfolds. His life experiences early on brings a unique prospective to his teaching strategies. Take a listen! /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/32941532

Injury comebacks with Jonathan Allen 06/28/2024

Injury comebacks with Jonathan Allen On this episode of Skills and Bones we get to know Dr. Jonathan Allen and discuss injury comebacks. The first injury was an old shoulder injury and has some tips about what he did during his time off the horn. Allen also opens up about his struggles with focal dysonia and the steps and therapies to get back to playing shape. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/31928242

Meet Dr. Jessica Butler and Learn About Littin Trombones 05/26/2024

Meet Dr. Jessica Butler and Learn About Littin Trombones Meet Dr. Jessica Butler, Associate Professor of Practice, Low Brass & Music History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. You will learn about Littin Trombones and the Littin Trombone Quartet Competition. There are so many neat things happening in the world of trombone from performing and teaching to superb craftsmanship. Maybe you are a student looking for a great place to start your undergraduate degree, well take a listen and get to know Dr. Butler, she is a great teacher and trombonist and definitely will lead you on the right path through your degree. If you are in the market for a new horn, try out one of these trombones next week at the International Trombone Festival and if you have a trombone quartet formed compete in the competition. The final round and festival will be held in Germany in early fall with first round applications due in the summer. Websites: Littin - Jessica Butler - /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/31473307

S&B Clinic Chat with Myles Blakemore and Pete Strohm 05/10/2024

S&B Clinic Chat with Myles Blakemore and Pete Strohm Recorded live at East Carolina University on March 23, 2024. This was the third year in a row for the event and second with a podcast episode recorded in front of a live audience. The interview is based on the questions the students asked for trombonist - Myles Blakemore and composer - Pete Strohm. We discussed careers in the Navy, composing, to a life and career in music. I thorouhgly enjoyed the opportunity to conduct this interview with so many insightful comments from both Blakemore and Strohm. Make sure to look at both of their webpages: Myles Blakemore: Pete Strohm: /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/31233392

Trombone 101 03/08/2024

Trombone 101 Learn the story behind Trombone 101 and the great trombone teacher and musician, Sean Reusch. Make sure to check out his webpage: with many resources for students and teachers alike. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/30291413

Learn about the Vox Cor Trio! 01/31/2024

Learn about the Vox Cor Trio! Meet the Vox Cor Trio! Listen and learn about their mission and music they perform. Follow them on Instagram to keep up with the latest. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/29732683

Get to Know Trombonist and Now Author, Jose Leonardo Leon 01/09/2024

Get to Know Trombonist and Now Author, Jose Leonardo Leon Jose Leon talks about his new book, life experiences and more. Listen and get to know this amazing person, trombonist, and now author. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/29403918

Skills and Bones Interview with Slide-School 12/25/2023

Skills and Bones Interview with Slide-School The brass and trombone community are quite amazing with all the resources we have to offer from pedagogical minds all over the world. Just to name a few of the great trombone pedagogical minds with great resources for you to devour for your own practice or studios are Joseph Alessi and the Alessi Music Studios. Brad Edwards has a plethora of resources and texts about the trombone written, created, and composed by him. David Vining and his hive of pedagogues through Mountain Peak Music. Another great resource that popped up over the lockdown of Covid is Slide-School, with the creators Nathan Zgonc and Brian Hecht. If you have not had a chance to join slide-school in any capacity, you should check it out. They bring in the best of the best in the world of trombone to talk about their careers, pick their minds about trombone topics, and the members always have a chance to submit a recording to be critiqued by their guest artist. Please take a listen to this episode and listen to the end to make sure you can take full advantage of your first month’s membership with a discount, just in time for the holiday season. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/29225298

Meet the Brews BROS! 11/29/2023

Meet the Brews BROS! Two great trombonists and friends team up for a power duo of trombone music and micro-brews. Meet the Brews Brothers, Jemmie Robertson and Bill Mann. We discuss the duo's name, commission projects, and future performances. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/28842878

Joseph Jefferson - a discussion of musical influences and a balance of genres 11/22/2023

Joseph Jefferson - a discussion of musical influences and a balance of genres There are many trombone treasures to discover in this interview! Get to know Dr. Joseph Jefferson a bit in this episode. We learn about his musical influences from growing up going to church to his trombone professors instilling a great work ethic and the eagerness to continue to grow as a person and musician. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/28758308

Meet Trombonist and Composer William Pagan-Perez 10/27/2023

Meet Trombonist and Composer William Pagan-Perez Meet the bass trombonist and composer William Pagan-Perez. It's an exciting discussion about growing up in Puerto Rico playing trombone and finding his voice as a composer through writing his first composition for his recital in graduate school at the University of Utah. (If you hear a dog barking you're not going crazy, my dog lost her mind during the recording.) /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/28440437

A Chat with Katy Jones, Principal Trombone of the Hallé Orchestra 09/27/2023

A Chat with Katy Jones, Principal Trombone of the Hallé Orchestra Listen to this episode with Katy Jones, Principal Trombone of the Hallé Orchestra. We chat some about her life and background through becoming a pharmacist to principal trombone of major symphony orchestras in the UK. We go into great detail about the breathing technique, Buteyko. If you want to learn more about this take a listen and also visit her website with many details and resources about Buteyko Breathing and courses she has to offer on the topic. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/28157198

Real Talk With Mark Davidson 09/12/2023

Real Talk With Mark Davidson On one HOT day in July in Salt Lake City at the International Trombone Festival I had the pleasure to catch up and meet Mark Davidson, We chatted about his latest album and he shares some new information hot off the press. Very exciting to sit down and learn a thing or two about his life and trombone - the best combination. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/28009446

A Conversation with Tony Baker 07/14/2023

A Conversation with Tony Baker On this episode of Skills and Bones you will hear from Dr. Tony Baker, Professor of Trombone at the University of North Texas. We discuss his journey to success on both sides of the horn, classical and jazz, with a few other tidbits you may not get from some of his other interviews. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/27466311

Skills-and-Bones Career Panel Discussion with Matthew Neff, Bradley Palmer, and Chuck Capps 07/11/2023

Skills-and-Bones Career Panel Discussion with Matthew Neff, Bradley Palmer, and Chuck Capps This episode was recorded live at ECU School of Music, Skills and Bones II, trombone event on March 25, 2023. Matthew J Neff and Bradley Palmer were our guest performing artists and clinicians. Chuck Capps was gracious enough to make the drive from Myrtle Beach to Greenville to join us for this panel. These three trombonists have three distinct careers in music. Matthew Neff primarily a performing artist playing full-time, Dr. Palmer a professor of music, and Mr. Capps a very successfull band director. These three perspectives are good to hear as a student trying to figure it all out. Personally I loved listening to their stories and perspectives on the various topics presented. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/27432423

A Conversation with Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier 06/09/2023

A Conversation with Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier On this epidsode I speak with Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier from The Mind Over Finger Podcast. I came across all of her resources on her website and podcast episodes and I knew I had to have a conversation with her in hopes that the great things she is doing in her career will rub off on me (at least 1-2 %). Please listen to our talk and most definitely go and listen to her podcast, there are some fabulous episodes with a few trombone greats too. Make sure to check out all of her resources and coachings she has to offer on her webpage. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/27094998

Embouchures and Coffee Beans with Gabriel Dimartino 04/06/2023

Embouchures and Coffee Beans with Gabriel Dimartino Growing up with a parent who is a professional in their field doesn't mean that it is immediate success for their children. On this episode I'm chatting with Gabriel Dimartino about growing up and how his hard work has paid off in his career. We talk about brass topics and embouchures, but not a whole lot on the topic of coffee this time. Watch out for our follow up episode! /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/26465232

Coping with Nerves and a Conversation with Bruce Tychinski 02/14/2023

Coping with Nerves and a Conversation with Bruce Tychinski Do you ever get nervous before playing. I know I get nervous when taking tests, in a crowded room with many people I don't know. Sometimes nerves have been a killer to a performance, like a degree recital or just get me side-tracked for a few measures and then snap out of it. As I get older things become easier, but after the lock down and COVID, some of those old things returned and I had to work through them again on a small scale. Take a listen to this interview with Dr. Bruce Tychinski and get to know his story as he tells how he dealt and deals with performance anxiety. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/25928151

The Functional Musician, Austin Pancner 01/24/2023

The Functional Musician, Austin Pancner In this episode get to know Austin Pancner. Pancner has some great stories about how he found himself through failures. Along that path which helped mold him to what many followers know him as The Functional Musician. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/25707111

A Journey with Josh Bynum, Driven by Trombone 12/09/2022

A Journey with Josh Bynum, Driven by Trombone Take a listen to this episode as we listen to Josh Bynum get in the driver's seat and takes us on a journey that is driven by trombone. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/25281855

STS Founding Member Bradley Palmer 11/10/2022

STS Founding Member Bradley Palmer This epidsode I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Bradley Palmer and discuss the beginning days to the Southeast Trombone Symposium and more. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/24971361

Inspiration from Ganesh Om 10/31/2022

Inspiration from Ganesh Om Take a listen to this inspirational story with Ganesh Om. This is an interview with Ganesh that discusses how he "got back in the saddle" to play trumpet and that the pandemic (lock down) helped to open those doors again. His passion to play the trumpet is contagious and makes me want to go and practice my trombone right now! /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/24855219

James Markey, Suzuki Brass, and More! 10/20/2022

James Markey, Suzuki Brass, and More! An interview with the bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James (Jim) Markey. On this episode we discuss a few facts you may not know about Mr. Markey and how the Suzuki method has impacted his life. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/24735036

Kyra Sovrosnky on Suzuki Brass 09/13/2022

Kyra Sovrosnky on Suzuki Brass On this epidsode of Skills and Bones I interview Kyra Sovronsky from Salt Lake City, Utah. She has a fabulous career on trumpet there and has also found her passion for Suzuki Brass. She discusses her career and the positive effects of Suzuki on brass students, the community, and how one can get certified to teach the Suzuki Method. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/24321891

An Interview with Don Zegel. 08/23/2022

An Interview with Don Zegel. An interview with retired Pershing's Own trombonist Don Zegel. He shares stories about growing up being exposed to the greats and other tells about his time in the Pershing's Own and the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony. Listen all the way to the end for his words of wisdom. It is great to have him here in Greenville, NC! /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/24106992

The Ultimate Music Business Summit 11/29/2021

The Ultimate Music Business Summit This is an interview with Garrett Hope and Arthur Breur from The Ultimate Music Business Summit. We talk about their careers, what the summit has to offer for musicians from college aged to the peaking professional - while searching for a few trombone treasures. /episode/index/show/skills-and-bones/id/21305915

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