Rob Knopper (Metropolitan Opera, auditionhacker, percussionhacker) joins the show to talk about mastering practice, improving the audition process, and using technology to support his multifaceted efforts as a performing percussionist, teacher, and creator of web resources for musicians.

Other topics include:

• How to Practice With Technology
• Technology for Making Content 
• Developing Diverse Skills/Remaining Teachable
• Finding Generalized vs. Specialist Mentors
• Comprehensively Studying Masterworks and Making Practice Resources for Them
• Acquiring Phrasing Language
• Teaching Students to Recognize Mastery
• Embracing Failure/Auditions Are Process Not Product
• Our album and app picks of the week

Show Notes:

• Rob Knopper site
• Rob Knopper on The Entrepreneurial Musician, with Andrew Hitz
• Evernote
• Audio-Technica AT4040 
• Final Cut Pro - Try free for 90 days
• Adobe Premiere
• Adam Tan
• Ben Thompson - Stratechery
• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode #23 Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps, with Paul Kafasis
• IDAGIO - Classical music streaming service
• Izotope RX Restoration Noise Plugins

App of the Week:  Robby - SoundSource Rob Knopper - Anki

Album of the Week: Robby - An Oscar Petersen Christmas Rob Knopper - Pictures at an Exhibition | Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Rob Knopper - Twitter | Website

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