My guest for this episode is Jon Kaplan.   

Jon is a self-professed trumpet nerd. Besides being a gifted orchestral player who has studied with many of the great pedagogues of our time, Jon has an insatiable hunger for gaining and sharing knowledge about all things trumpet. As the host of the wildly popular Jon Talks Trumpet YouTube channel, Jon delivers regular doses of insightful information in a quirky and entertaining fashion.   

Check out what Jon has to say about getting bit by the equipment bug, learning about YouTube, passion and personality, the role of equipment, science and silliness, Vennture Mouthpieces, the right way to approach change, the return of live music, giving props to all of your teachers, low self-esteem and performance anxiety, finding the perfect partner, and so much more!  

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

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00:00:00 Intro 

00:03:06 Getting bit by the equipment bug 

00:08:53 Learning about YouTube 

00:14:36 Passion and personality 

00:18:41 The role of equipment 

00:26:24 Science and silliness 

00:33:56 Vennture Mouthpieces 

00:39:55 The right way to approach change 

00:43:21 The return of live music 

00:46:28 Giving props to all of your teachers 

00:54:28 Low self-esteem and performance anxiety 

01:05:37 Finding the perfect partner 

01:10:20 Sound Off! 

01:14:06 Geared Up 

01:33:35 Rapid Fire Round