Episode Quotes:

"There are comfort pieces of music that travel with us throughout our lives. Those pieces supposedly stay the same, so it must be ourselves that are changing. It is the changing circumstances in our lives that allow the music to grow through someone. You can hear the changed life."

"Lazy people memorize and that leads to mastery"

On this episode:

Joel Phillips is a capital “M” musician. He has taught theory and composition at Westminster Choir College for over 35 years! He has many valuable messages to share through music. His birthday was just this past Sunday so help celebrate with this episode. At the end of the show I ask each guest the one word they would like to be remembered by and I think it is fitting with this week being Valentine’s Day that Joel chose the word LOVE!!

What you’ll get on this episode:

• How Joel incorporates movement through music and the unlikely person he found total grace and beauty in (7:44)

• Why music is such a simple gift and how through the arts, people can open their heart. He shares how this openness leads to inspiration and stunning communication (14:00)

• Joel’s take on rap music! (16:00)

• Did Mozart’s and Hamilton’s tireless work effort lead to their demise? (21:00)

• How Joel relates comfort food to musical pieces that we carry throughout our lives (26:25)

• How Joel teaches his students to be lazy! (30:49)

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