The Complete Musician Podcast

We’re back with more hot takes! What do assistant orchestra players do? How should you hydrate? What is the best food for nerves? And so much more! And of course, all opinions expressed on this episode are 100% truthful and definitely not for comedic purposes in any way, shape, or form.

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It’s 2026 update time! Join us as we talk about our summer music camp/festival adventures, along with the usual plethora of tangents into related and unrelated musical topics!

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We have our next Cor Moto recital on September 15th (tomorrow, at the time of recording and posting this podcast). Join us as we talk through each of the pieces, including the origins of titles, the musical inspirations, and so much more. Then join us in person at UGA or online on 9/15/25 at 7:30pm ET for the show! Livestream link: https://music.uga.edu/edge-hall-live-streaming. A video of the recital or recital highlights may be available after the show, so if you are listening post recital, search Youtube, and/or stay tuned!

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Hold on tight, because today we are throwing down some hot takes.

Topics include:

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We’re back with more advice for students and teachers alike to start the 25/26 school year!

Topics include:

• Healthy life balance
• Doing your best
• Get a hobby!
• Live like a Sim
• Realistic expectations
• “You better warm up”
• Stay happy

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You can’t spell fundamentals without FUN! And Damentals!

Topics include:

• What are fundamentals?
• Are they fundamental?
• Which is more fundamental?
• Are they fun?
• Are they mental?

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Join us for a fun true/false game where we talk about the dos and don’ts of auditioning for music grad school!

Topics include:

• What do I play in an audition?
• What is the purpose of an audition?
• What is the panel looking/listening for?
• Why sight reading?

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Y’all it is the end of the semester and we are COOKED but that doesn’t mean we don’t care enough to roast up and serve a hot and ready version of The Complete Musician Podcast for you! Today we talk about secret projects and finding authenticity in one of our shorter segments, while delving slightly into our history as a duo. Highlights include:

• Stop asking for permission to do stuff (or else)
• The villain arc of Drew and James
• Our first recital (there were no chairs)
• Do something because you love it
• Brute force the things you want to happen (within reason)
• Drew’s final words of the podcast

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Dearest gentle listeners: welcome to another episode of The Complete Musician Podcast! We are absolutely nailing our new shorter format and are excited to bring you some creative thought today on how to write quickly if you every have to compose on a short time frame. Some major ideas discussed:

-A focus on first finding sound

-Making musical decisions before you start writing

-Placing yourself in the context of audience

-Hearing what you want in your head before you start writing

…and more!

Silly topics discussed:

-Inundation solving sinus issues

-If you can see us, we’re freaked out

-Lenny and D trumpet

-Another burn on our first few podcasts (for real, they are cringe)

…and more here, too!

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Welcome to the second Q&A segment in our updated format. The big episode 5-0! Although we’ve done more… but in terms of numbering, this one is important. Keep submitting questions for future episodes! Some topics include:

-Epic Composer Battles

-Etude Brute?

-Why Kirby is the best

-What do the AI overlords want to know?

-Smashmouth Mouthwash

And even more!

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