Co-founder of Musochat and founder and director of the Live Music Project, a non-profit organization that builds visibility for local orchestras and ensembles while connecting new and returning listeners with accessible musical experiences.

Garrett Schumann is a composer based in Ypsilanti, MI who serves as President and Artistic Director for ÆPEX Contemporary Performance, a concert presenting organization he founded with conductor Kevin Fitzgerald in the fall of 2015. Also a prolific writer and internationally-published music theorist, Garrett is lead archivist for Musochat, a weekly twitter discussion for anyone who creates, performs, or is interested in newly composed music.

Sara is a passionate supporter of new American classical music, as an administrator, producer, and performer based in NYC. Sara is currently the Company & Media Manager for the Chautauqua Opera Company and the Executive Producer for Opera on Tap New York (operaontap.org). As a performer, Sara has premiered works by Christian Carey, Martin Sedek, Elliot Cless, Blake Henson and Jon Magnussen.

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In this episode Musochat leaders Shaya Lyon and Garrett Schumann, along with super-contributor Sara Noble discuss the power of building online communities.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Shared experiences
• Supporting each other
• Twitter
• Having all the voices present
• Building collaboration through Twitter
• Megan Ihnen
• How #musochat works
• Including non-musicians in the discussion
• Not-geographically located
• The benefit of #musochat to composers
• Growing #musochat & adding value
• Come to the discussion to learn, not to tell
• The right and ability to respectfully disagree
• It's about personal experience
• Volunteering and helping
• Asynchronous communication

Websites:

• www.musochat.com
• shayalyon.com
• garrettschumann.com
• saranoblearts.com

Recommended Listening:

• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
• Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto RV 409
• Julia Wolf, Fuel
• Meshuggah, Catch 33
• Johannes Brahms, Double Concerto

Recommended Reading:

• Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
• Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
• Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
• Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
• Howard Becker, Art Worlds
• R. W. Connell, Gender and Power: Society, the Person, and Sexual Politics

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