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"When we're not valuing our own journey, we're not valuing our own vessel." - Dr. Nancy Williams

In today's episode of I'm joined again by Dr. Nancy Williams who is a clarinetist and leadership life coach. On the last episode we talked about classical music improvisation, and today focus on her coaching work, how to beat imposter syndrome and overwhelm, and how we can "get back to busy" after the pandemic.

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"Why not add that element of excitement that must have happened back then?" - Dr. Nancy Williams

In today's interview I'm joined by Dr. Nancy Williams who is a leadership and life coach, clarinetist, music educator, and author of a new book called "Woodwind Improvisitory Techniques of the Classical Era."

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Today on the Clarineat Podcast, Jerome Bunke returns for the second time to the program to discuss Stanley Drucker's Heritage Collection discs 8 and 9, for which he is the producer, and we also discuss the state of music post-covid, and some of his own upcoming CD and performance projects. As a Clarineat listener you can get a signed copy of these discs at www.digitalforce.com by using code "clarineat89" with your purchase.

Sam Sadigursky shares his experience playing minimalist music with the Philip Glass Ensemble, jazz with Brad Melhldau, and tips for improvising as a classically-trained player. If you're looking for extra help, you might want to check out his series of Clarinet Etude Books!

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Today's special guest on the podcast is Kristen Mather de Andrade. She is a clarinetist with the prestigious West Point Band, and recently released her debut album called Clarão. We discuss what it's like performing, arranging and arranging Brazilian Music, both on clarinet and voice, what it's like playing with a Military Band, and more.

Today's episode of the podcast is part three of a series guest hosted by Joel Jaffe, and his guest today is Dr. Denise Gainey, who is the President of the International Clarinet Association, and Professor of Clarinet and Instrumental Music Education and Associate Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She discusses the importance of providing a solid education to young students by ensuring our educators themselves are well educated, how she inspires her own students to achieve their goals, what it was like studying with Kalmen Opperman, and much more.

Today's episode of the podcast is part two of a series guest hosted by Joel Jaffe, and his guest today on the Podcast is none other Jessica Phillips, who is the Acting Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and co-founder of the MET Orchestra Musicians Association. She discusses why your education is never over, even after you land your first big job, maintaining a busy schedule of up to seven shows a week with the Met, how to stay ahead of the game with social media, how to be a business-savvy musician, and much more.