The Modern Musician Show with Colin Thomson

016: Technology and Teaching 1,000 Students with Hugh Sung

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Pianist Hugh Sung has been an active soloist and chamber musician ever since his debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 11. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Wigmore Hall, and many others around the world. He served as Director of Student Recitals and Instrumental Accompaniment at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for 19 years, and was the co-founder of AirTurn, a company that makes cutting edge tech accessories for musicians. He currently runs the website www.hughsung.com, where he teaches piano online to students from all around the world.

Key Take Aways:

  • The best business ideas come from solving a problem, often one of your own problems
  • Commit to a regular schedule in anything that you do. Especially online, this improves your "snowball effect" tremendously
  • Take some time to create a good thumbnail for your YouTube videos
  • Study your YouTube analytics - and understand what people want from you
  • Look for what separates you from other musicians, what makes you special, and hone in on that

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    Recommended Book:

    "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

    "The Blue Ocean Strategy" by W. Chan Kim

     

    "Platform: Get Noticed in a Busy World" by Michael Hyatt

     

    Learn more about Hugh Sung:

    Website: HughSung.com

    HughSungPiano.com

    YouTube: YouTube.com/HughSung

    ArtistWorks Page: ArtistWorks.com/Piano-Lessons-Hugh-Sung

    AirTurn: AirTurn.com

     

     

     

    Featured Artist: Shannon Curtis

     

    Song: "What Happens When"

    Website: ShannonCurtis.net

    FaceBook.comShannonCurtisMusic

    Twitter.com/ShannonCurtis

    Instagram.com/ShannonCurtisMusic

     

    ShannonCurtis.tumblr.com

     

     

    If you would like to be considered for featured artist, email music submissions to artist@modernmusician.co

     

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