As we continue our discussion about studying the arts in an academic setting, we interview teacher, conductor, singer, and graduate student Devon Steve. Devon explains his teaching philosophy, shares his experiences as both a student and a teacher, and discusses the racial divide inherent within the current academic structure. Danielle and Devon also reminisce about the challenges of their education at the same undergraduate school, and Devon shares his thoughts on how the world of higher artistic education can better serve its students.

Devon's Instagram: @devon.a.steve
Devon's Gospel Choir -
Instagram: @bridges2harmony
Website: Bridges 2 Harmony
Facebook: Bridges 2 Harmony

Note-worthy -
Instagram: @note.worthypodcast, @long.a.danielle
Email: [email protected]
Twitch: NoteWorthyPlays - Twitch (twitch.tv/noteworthyplays)
Bandcamp: redpaw (bandcamp.com) 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo, Voyage, available on Spotify and Itunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott
Instagram: @vickilula
Email: [email protected]

Now that we've re-entered school to earn our graduate degrees, we wanted to talk about our experiences with the arts in an academic setting and how studying music in an academic context both helped and hindered us in our careers. Danielle talks about losing her voice in undergraduate school, Jack speaks on losing confidence due to the pressures of competition and comparison, we discuss the differences between our undergraduate and graduate experiences thus far, and we speak about the importance of continued arts education, particularly in the United States.

Instagram: @note.worthypodcast , @long.a.danielle
Email: [email protected]
Twitch: twitch.tv/noteworthyplays

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo Voyage.  Album available now on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

In our first episode back after our *unplanned* hiatus, we talk about what we did and learned during our summers. We also discuss our return to academia, why we both chose to get our Masters degrees, and our experiences transitioning to graduate school this semester after living life outside the classroom for a few years.
 
For tickets to see Danielle perform with the Orange Players Theatre from Nov. 14-27, click this link: 

Jack's Bandcamp: redpaw (bandcamp.com)
Dot Gov Youtube Channel: Dot Gov - YouTube (keep an eye out for the Halloween show!)

Instagram: @note.worthypodcast
Twitch: NoteWorthyPlays - Twitch (twitch.tv/noteworthyplays)
Email: [email protected]

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

We're back! After a rather long, unplanned hiatus, we're back to talk about our journeys towards becoming professional musicians. We've both been experiencing and processing a lot, and we're excited to share some of the things we've discovered over the summer and the past few months in graduate school. Thanks for sticking around through the break, and we'll see you here next week! 

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@note.worthypodcast 

or email us at:

[email protected]. 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo, Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

In this episode, we welcome author, digital artist, digital brand and marketing manager, designer of the Note-worthy logo, and very special guest, Vicki Scott! We discuss finding our perspectives and how they can change as we change, Vicki speaks on her shifting relationship with writing, and we share our experiences with acting in service to our arts (both musical and written). And, we reminisce about 90s fiction from our childhoods.  

We also touched briefly on Vicki's experience of shifting her writing perspective as her partner transitioned - to hear more about Vicki and her partner's story, check out 'She/Her/Hers Podcast' on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-her-hers-podcast/id1448139567 

Check out more of Vicki's work on - 
Insta: @vickilula
Email: [email protected]


Check us out on Instagram 

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[email protected]. 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Our topic this month is 'finding your artistic identity.' We interpret 'artistic identity' to mean a) where our careers fit within our field of work, and b) our particular style of creation ('voice,' 'sound,' 'perspective,' 'opinion,' etc.). We discuss our struggles to find our unique perspectives, things that have helped us through this process, and external factors that affect our artistic expression.  

Check us out on Instagram 

@note.worthypodcast 

or email us at 

[email protected]. 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

In part 2 of our conversation with Sharayah, we dive deeper into her experience as a director holding auditions, and into what she searches for when she's casting for a show. Sharayah and Jack discuss practicing the skill of releasing their work, and Danielle and Sharayah share how being women in the world of performing arts has affected their audition experiences.

Check out Sharayah and her work:

Website: bunceperformingarts.com
Website to come: lamarcatheatre.org (watch for Newsies announcements in September!)
Insta: @thesharayahbean
Facebook: Sharayah Bunce

Check us out on Instagram :

@note.worthypodcast 

or email us at 

[email protected]. 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

It's been a minute, but we're back, and we have a very special episode with Minnesota based actress, director, choreographer, voice teacher, and theater company founder Sharayah Bunce! We had so much to say on the subject of auditioning that we split this episode into two parts.  In part 1, we discuss Sharayah's experiences as both auditionee and auditioner, Sharayah gives some audition tips, and Danielle and Sharayah geek out about their audition prep processes. 

Check out Sharayah and her work:

Website: bunceperformingarts.com
Website to come: lamarcatheatre.org (watch for Newsies announcements in September!)
Insta: @thesharayahbean
Facebook: Sharayah Bunce

Check us out on Instagram: 

@note.worthypodcast 

or email us at 

[email protected]. 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

This month's topic is auditioning and, for artists whose art incorporates less of an on-stage, performance component, sharing your work. We discuss differences and similarities between our processes when putting ourselves or our work out into the world for people to hear and see. We also discuss what prevents us from going through this process, and how we overcome these obstacles. 

We apologize for the background noise - someone mowed their lawn during our recording. We removed as much of the noise as possible. Their lawn looks nice though. 

Check us out on Instagram 
@note.worthypodcast 

or email us at 
[email protected]. 

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]

This episode, we're joined by Philly drummer Austin Wager as we conclude our discussion of creative burnout. Austin shares some of the ways burnout manifests in his career and talks about his strategies for handling it. We also discuss burnout within the context of the pandemic, and how burnout may feel different during this time.  

Check us out on Instagram 

@note.worthypodcast 

or email us at 

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Check out Austin's work on:  

Spotify - Album "Carolina Lullaby" with Chelsea Reed and the Fairweather Five

Theme Song: ‘Out There,’ from the album ‘From Stockholm to Seattle,’ by Kenny Maness’s musical duo called Voyage. You can find the album on Spotify and iTunes.   

Logo art: Vicki Scott, Insta - @vickilula, email - [email protected]