My guest for this episode is Joey Tartell.  

Joey is one-of-a-kind. Never one to let popular conventions limit him, Joey is not only well-respected in the jazz world as a dazzling lead player but is also a highly accomplished classical musician and founding member of the trumpet ensemble Tromba Mundi. Joey is a passionate educator who is never at a loss for words and is dedicated to his calling to “rid the world of bad trumpet playing.”   

Check out what Joey has to say about staying busy, continual growth, focus, the difference between musicians and athletes, competition, Tromba Mundi, The Open Bell podcast, the hardest job in the music industry, the worst advice ever, musical loves, how to be a great lead trumpet player, his approach to practice, the importance of musical versatility, the Matrix problem, and so much more!  

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! 

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Read Joey’s blog: https://joeytartell.com/bio/ 

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00:00:00:00 Intro 

00:02:23:24 Staying busy 

00:08:39:05 Continual growth 

00:14:18:21 Focus 

00:18:48:24 The difference between musicians and athletes 

00:22:55:10 Competition 

00:26:25:02 Tromba Mundi 

00:30:46:14 The Open Bell Podcast 

00:36:50:22 The hardest job in the music industry 

00:42:08:05 The worst advice ever 

00:45:56:23 Musical loves 

00:48:08:17 How to be a great lead trumpet player 

00:50:14:14 His approach to practice 

00:55:53:01 The importance of musical versatility 

01:00:04:05 The Matrix problem 

01:01:28:19 Sound Off 

01:03:42:11 Geared Up 

01:11:08:09 Rapid Fire Round