Jaewon Seo, violinist of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra

Hosted by Steven Song :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro and Welcome

0:32 Musical Upbringing

4:24 Moving around a lot as a kid

8:15 Family Musicians

9:50 Studying with Pinchas Zukerman

11:30 Cleveland Institute of Music

13:25 Ivan Zenaty

16:53 Rice University 

21:20 Ivan Galamian

22:19 Orchestral Excerpts

26:02 New World Symphony

27:53 Grand Rapids Symphony Audition

31:38 Full Time Orchestra Life

32:14 Memorable Performances

34:33 Teaching 

36:45 Friendship with Kerson Leong

38:12 Biggest Difficulty in Musical Career

39:29 Hobbies Outside of Music

41:12 Practice Tip of the Week - Jaewon

43:34 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Jaewon

Hosted by Steven Song 🙂

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and Welcome

0:48 Musical Beginnings

2:47 Piano Teachers

7:59 Not Looking at the Keyboard 

8:44 Parents as Musicians

10:20 Eastman School of Music

12:37 New England Conservatory

13:36 Munich Conservatory

15:07 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Fellowship

18:06 Summer Music Festivals

20:00 Chamber Music Career

20:58 Sightreading

21:36 Playing Tchaikovsky Piano Trio together

22:42 Berofsky Piano Quartet

23:52 Difficulties of Playing Piano

25:09 Practicing Amount

27:25 What Makes Piano Difficult

28:32 Violinist and Pianist Difficulties

29:43 Steven changing Bow Grip at Music Academy of the West

30:53 Different Approaches to Piano Playing

36:36 Future of Classical Music

40:52 Career Aspirations

42:44 Career Advice

43:43 Early Inspirations

45:08 Memorable Performances and Musical Breakthroughs

46:20 Being Your Own Best Teacher

50:14 How Music Theory, and Improvisation Help Performance

54:21 Learning New Music

56:46 Practice Tip of the Week - Charles

1:00:09 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Charles

1:02:44 Bach and Schumann

1:04:05 Juilliard DMA with Robert McDonald

An Interview with John Fawcett - Newly Appointed Concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic!

Hosted by Steven Song :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and Welcome

1:00 John’s Musical Upbringings

2:42 Kathryn Lucktenberg

4:15 Living in a Musician and Non-Musician World

5:44 Jan Mark Sloman

7:19 Learning Online over Zoom or Skype

8:58 Meadowmount

12:59 Going to Colburn for Undergrad

13:54 Meeting Great Violinists at Auditions

16:06 Studying with Robert Lipsett

21:03 Memories at Colburn and Los Angeles

22:15 Street Symphony

23:53 Cleveland Institute of Music

28:03 Jaime Laredo and Malcolm Lowe

31:54 Stephen Rose

32:27 Rice with Paul Kantor

34:47 Concertmaster of Boise Philharmonic

36:40 Orchestra Audition Experiences

38:53 Being a Section Leader over Section Player

41:33 Inspiration from Orchestral Repertoire

44:56 Becoming a Concertmaster

47:15 Aspen Music Festival

50:33 Heifetz International Music Institute

51:45 Music Academy of the West

53:19 Conducting, Composing, and Arranging

57:11 Practice Tip of the Week - John

59:03 Recording Recommendation of the Week - John

Hosted by Steven Song :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome and Overview

0:50 Masato’s Beginnings

2:54 Studying with Aaron Rosand

5:46 Transitioning to Air Traffic Control

15:00 Orchestral Career 

18:53 How to Continue Classical Music

26:02 Aaron Rosand’s Teaching Philosophies

30:10 No Shoulder Rest

36:17 Aaron Rosand’s Memory

38:40 Personal Fingerings and Bowings

41:48 Story Telling in Music

43:45 Musicality Lost in Orchestral Musicians

45:57 Conservatory vs University LIfe

49:42 Meeting Non-Musicians

51:43 Music as an Entertainment Business

52:52 Practice Tip of the Week - Masato

53:53 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Masato

55:52 Aaron Rosand Story

58:17 Decline of Virtuosic Violin Pieces

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and Overview

0:45 Why is Classical Music “boring”?

8:43 Why has Classical Music Culture “fallen”?

12:00 The Power of Great Art

16:30 YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels

18:51 How Classical Composers Conceived Music

25:30 Development of AI and Technology

28:19 How to Appreciate Classical Music

30:57 Expressing Yourself through Art

34:05 Having a Powerful Experience as a Listener

39:19 Beauty in the Unseen

41:36 External Distractions Grabbing your Attention

43:44 Importance of Live Performance

44:38 What Makes a Great Piece of Music?

48:48 - What Makes a Great Composer’s Magnum Opus

51:51 - Mahler Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection”

55:22 Most Famous Classical Music Composers and Pieces

56:10 Symphonies as the Epitome of Classical Music

58:38 Chamber Music

1:01:35 Discovering New Composers

1:04:16 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven

1:07:46 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and Overview

0:45 Why is Classical Music “boring”?

8:43 Why has Classical Music Culture “fallen”?

12:00 The Power of Great Art

16:30 YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels

18:51 How Classical Composers Conceived Music

25:30 Development of AI and Technology

28:19 How to Appreciate Classical Music

30:57 Expressing Yourself through Art

34:05 Having a Powerful Experience as a Listener

39:19 Beauty in the Unseen

41:36 External Distractions Grabbing your Attention

43:44 Importance of Live Performance

44:38 What Makes a Great Piece of Music?

48:48 - What Makes a Great Composer’s Magnum Opus

51:51 - Mahler Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection”

55:22 Most Famous Classical Music Composers and Pieces

56:10 Symphonies as the Epitome of Classical Music

58:38 Chamber Music

1:01:35 Discovering New Composers

1:04:16 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven

1:07:46 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and Overview

0:45 Why is Classical Music “boring”?

8:43 Why has Classical Music Culture “fallen”?

12:00 The Power of Great Art

16:30 YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels

18:51 How Classical Composers Conceived Music

25:30 Development of AI and Technology

28:19 How to Appreciate Classical Music

30:57 Expressing Yourself through Art

34:05 Having a Powerful Experience as a Listener

39:19 Beauty in the Unseen

41:36 External Distractions Grabbing your Attention

43:44 Importance of Live Performance

44:38 What Makes a Great Piece of Music?

48:48 - What Makes a Great Composer’s Magnum Opus

51:51 - Mahler Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection”

55:22 Most Famous Classical Music Composers and Pieces

56:10 Symphonies as the Epitome of Classical Music

58:38 Chamber Music

1:01:35 Discovering New Composers

1:04:16 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven

1:07:46 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and Overview

0:45 Why is Classical Music “boring”?

8:43 Why has Classical Music Culture “fallen”?

12:00 The Power of Great Art

16:30 YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels

18:51 How Classical Composers Conceived Music

25:30 Development of AI and Technology

28:19 How to Appreciate Classical Music

30:57 Expressing Yourself through Art

34:05 Having a Powerful Experience as a Listener

39:19 Beauty in the Unseen

41:36 External Distractions Grabbing your Attention

43:44 Importance of Live Performance

44:38 What Makes a Great Piece of Music?

48:48 - What Makes a Great Composer’s Magnum Opus

51:51 - Mahler Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection”

55:22 Most Famous Classical Music Composers and Pieces

56:10 Symphonies as the Epitome of Classical Music

58:38 Chamber Music

1:01:35 Discovering New Composers

1:04:16 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven

1:07:46 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro and Overview

1:07 Qualities of a Great Teacher

3:27 Schools We Applied to for Undergrad

9:24 Danielle Belen

10:52 New England Conservatory

12:06 Colburn Conservatory of Music

15:48 Curtis Institute of Music

19:45 Studio Culture

30:20 Learning from Other Students in the Studio

32:05 Three Qualities of Undergrad Teacher

40:26 Choosing Teacher as a Graduate Student

47:50 Where We Applied for Masters

52:00 Jaime Laredo

54:15 Pre-College Teachers

1:02:20 Finding Your First Teacher 

1:06:00 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven

1:07:52 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro and Welcome

1:23 iPad Pros 

5:40 Sheet Music Pros

7:58 M4 iPad Pro

10:49 Aaron Rosand Memory

13:20 iPad Page Turning Woes

19:49 Getting Distracted on iPad

25:45 Physical vs Digital Media

29:45 Markings in the Music

36:30 Sight Reading

38:42 Playing Piano

41:39 Piano Improvisation in Different Styles

46:22 Playing Sonatas from Memory

47:40 Glenn Gould Story

49:13 Writing on iPad

52:11 Magic Keyboard for iPad

53:53 Sheet Music as a Work of Art

57:00 Digital Screen Effect on Eyes

58:22 - Practice Tip of the Week - Zach

1:01:16 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Steven