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Liz and Steph talk with Doug Rosenthal, trombonist, activist and DC Union Representative. In this episode, Doug talks about a personal shift that literally prepared his inner voice for perfroming with confidence! The friends also get into a lively discussion of what union membership SHOULD mean for freelance musicians and why we’re all wrong about what the AFM (American Federation of Musicians) actually is.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Doug’s blog post on Toby Oft’s site: https://www.tobyoft.com/featured-a-tale-of-two-auditions

The American Federation of Musicians: www.afm.org

Embracing Arlington Arts: embracing-arlington-arts.org

Michael J. Bobbitt: massculturalcouncil.org/about/staff/michael-j-bobbitt-bio

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