Pitch and Tonic

We have our lovely guest Payten Redwood back on the podcast! We get to wrap up Black History Month continuing from the last podcast and we talk about the storytelling in music. Payten walks us through her favorite songs and how Andre 3000, Lauryn Hill, and SZA craft their music. She takes us through the stories in their music and how they create such vivid tales and truths. Payten talks about her favorite song by the three incredible artists. Kyle and Sarah-Jane also give their opinions. Keep listening, and telling stories. 

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In this episode of the pitch and tonic podcast, we have another wonderful guest, Payten Redwood. Payten is a songwriter and performer in the Seattle area. Payton takes us through some of her top favorite artists: Lauryn Hill, Andre 3000, and SZA. We talk about the lyrics and their storytelling and how they craft their story in the lyrics. Payten talks about how they inspire her songwriting. She also talks about her process when it comes to writing her music.

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We get to have yet another week with our lovely guest Gabrielle Friedman! In this episode, Gabrielle talks about her experience with theater and how people view her on stage. She also brings up what stories are being put out there and what roles are POC being offered. We talk about where the change needs to begin and to pay your artists!! As an artist how do you advocate for yourself?  Follow Gabrielle Friedman!  instagram: @gabrielle.friedman  tiktok: @yeehawgabrielle  instagram - @pitchandtonic facebook - Pitch and Tonic  Become a Patron and Join us on Patreon! Get access to polls, live streams, and early access! https://www.patreon.com/pitchandtonic

We finally have our first guest on the podcast, Gabrielle Friedman!! In this podcast, we talk about the liberal arts experience. Gabrielle talks about what it was like going to a predominantly white institution as a black person and what it was like finding community. We also talk about creativity during the pandemic. Gabrielle and Kyle discuss what it was like to graduate and finish their degree during a pandemic. Then we discuss how we are finding motivation and what we have access to during this time.  What are you doing to stay motivated? Let us know in the comments!   Follow Gabrielle Friedman!  instagram: @gabrielle.friedman  tiktok: @yeehawgabrielle  instagram - @pitchandtonic facebook - Pitch and Tonic  Become a Patron and Join us on Patreon! Get access to polls, live streams, and early access! https://www.patreon.com/pitchandtonic

We get a little spicy in this episode, so here is your warning. In this episode, we assign composers a drink based on their vibe. some composers were really easy to pin down, and others were tough to figure out. This is our opinion on the composers' vibe and you might think otherwise. Here are the composers we talk about in order:

Kyle and Sarah-Jane go over the dynamic of the teacher and the student. They touch on their experiences of teacher dynamics, is it good or bad. Each of them goes over their experience with instructors and give tips to future instructors. Kyle asks a very meaningful question to his students. Sarah gives her top five tips for teaching. They talk about their first six months of instruction. What teaching tips did you enjoy the most? If you have a tip, share it in the comments below!

In this episode, Kyle and Sarah talk about some of their favorites in the music world and outside the music world. We have opinions and some of them are very strong! These were really fun to put together and some even took us down memory lane. We explain why these are near and dear to our hearts. Here is the “favorites” list so you can follow along:

Welcome to the podcast! In this episode we introduce ourselves to our listeners. How did this start? How did Kyle and Sarah meet? Was Sarah just as dramatic in college as she is now? Did Kyle grow up with music? Find out in this episode!! We can't wait to hear from you.