Earbuds Engaged

Earbuds Engaged

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Earbuds Engaged episodes

  • Chapter Study: Engaging The Concert Audience (Ch.6)
    Alaina & Casey talk through chapter 6 of David Wallace's book, "Engaging the Concert Audience: A Musician's Guide to Interactive Performance".  This chapter is about the 10 common pitfalls to avoid when executing an interactive performance. They share anecdotes about the pitfalls they have personally fallen into and discuss ways they could have been avoided.
    36 min
  • Conversations: CJ Corbett
    Meet fellow member of the Ears Engaged team, CJ Corbett! CJ shares memorable moments from his recently completed student teaching experience, talks about switching between performance and music education majors during college, what drew him to teaching artistry, and shares advice from past teachers.
    24 min
  • 2020 Goal Setting

    In this episode Casey & Alaina invite you to be a fly on the wall during one of their business meetings. In this meeting, very clearly held at Casey’s house because of the bird chirping in the background (he wanted to be in the conversation so badly), they discuss various goals for Ears Engaged going into 2020.

    Our Final Outline is as Follows:

    1. Performing gigs: (a) 4 new scripts    (b) 4 new/different venues  (c) 12 performances (one a month as a goal but let it happen organically as well)   (d) Record 2 shows from previous year with a ‘studio audience’

    2. Teaching: (a) Host a workshop, 'Woodwind Day'

    3. Entrepreneurship Projects: (a) Create contracts for internal use and external use  (b) Podcast enhancement (Schedule interviews, map arch for chapter studies, figure out transcriptions)


    33 min
  • Portfolio Careers

    Alaina and Casey discuss what it means to have a portfolio career, do a deep dive into projects that led to creating Ears Engaged, and share what's included in their portfolios as musicians.

    32 min
  • Conversations: Edna Jeon

    In this episode Casey & Alaina sit down with former CMU colleague, Edna Jeon, who is currently playing 3rd flute/piccolo in the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Edna shares stories about her life after graduation, adjusting to island life on aloha time, and goals she has set for the future (including performing interactive concerts!). 

    33 min
  • Chapter Study: The Music Teaching Artist's Bible (Ch.1)

    In this episode Alaina and Casey talk through chapter 1 of Eric Booth's The Music Teaching Artist's Bible titled  "What is a Teaching Artist?". They discuss their key take aways including: Art vs. Entertainment, what you teach is who you are, and how teaching artistry goes against standard practices in music. At the end they read through some of their favorite definitions other teaching artists have created to define this practice.


    26 min
  • Pilot: Searching for Success

    In this podcast co-hosts Casey & Alaina speak about life after music school, finding your niche in the music world, and making ends meet. Follow them as they figure out how to find success and how others are doing the same.

    This first episode features a conversation about their values as musicians, teaching artistry, and making your own opportunities.


    25 min

About Earbuds Engaged

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Co-hosts Casey & Alaina speak about life after graduating music school and finding their niche in the classical music world. Born as a side project from their woodwind quartet, Ears Engaged, this…