The Musician's Toolbox

Last week you got to know our Host Andrew Coleman.  This week in part 2, you can hear more about Angela Ezeonyeka and her journey as a freelance musician in Southern California.  You'll hear about the struggles and triumphs both in her education and profession as well as how she's used physical well being (mainly exercise) as a means of therapy in her mental wellness.   #healthyperspective #viola #cycling #triathlon #biketherapy #musician #freelancer #freelancemusician #mentalwellness

We've decided here at the Musician's Toolbox to give you an opportunity to get to know your hosts a little bit better.  It ended up taking longer than we anticipated (Angela is quite long-winded), so the first episode is all things Andrew.  Go ahead and give it a listen.  You'll learn all about him growing up on the farm in Idaho, the familial influence that played a roll in his introduction to music, and much more.  

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Is anyone else out there feeling a little sluggish or unmotivated? Well, me too.   

It’s that time of year: students are finishing up school, parents are working hard to take off that summer vacation, and grandparents are looking for new things to do with their time.   

It seems as though everyone is just ready for SUMMER.   

Something to reach to. Something to fall on. Someone to talk to.   

As fellow musicians, we are are getting ready to take a break from our pieces, and start nourishing the other aspects of our life other than music that we might have been neglecting.   

So, how do you do it? Do want to know how to motivate yourself out of that RUT? Well, Angela and I gained so much insight learning from the guests who joined us, and fortunately they are all professionals in the music or counseling industries… and we want to share it with you. Go check out most recent episode to learn for yourself. Let us know what you think!

P.S. if one of our guests said something particularly interesting to you, feel free to check out their FULL interview below! 👇

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:36 Cindy Bezas

5:48 John Delony

8:52 Kimberlee Dray

10:30 Josh Wright

11:00 Lori Miller

13:56 Mike McClellan

15:08 Xochitl Tafoya

17:20 Ben Britton

18:53 Rachel Galvin

21:42 Outro

Links to the FULL Interviews:

John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s

Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s

Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s

Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME

Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE

Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s

Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s

Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s

Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s

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What did YOU learn from 2020? John Dewey said, “We do not learn from our experiences… We learn from reflecting on experience.” If we do not reflect on the hard times in life, there is a good chance we will forget those lessons, and we will have tor re-experience those trials. That is why we study history right? Well today, we wanted to dive into what some people have learned from the roller coaster of a year, 2020. We would LOVE to hear about what you have learned in the comments below. Enjoy the episode!

P.S. if one of our guests said something particularly interesting to you, feel free to check out their FULL interview below! 👇

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:36 Cindy Bezas

5:15 John Delony

6:09 Kimberlee Dray

8:28 Josh Wright

10:04 Lori Miller

12:03 Mike McClellan

13:00 Xochitl Tafoya

16:06 Ben Britton

18:08 Rachel Galvin

21:17 Outro

Links to the FULL Interviews:

John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s

Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s

Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s

Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME

Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE

Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s

Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s

Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s

Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s

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STRESS! For some people it's taboo, and others are in denial about feeling it. From our conversations with these professionals, we have come to realize that stress MANAGEMENT has a negative connotation. Managers have this bossy stereotype described as: you do this, go get that for me, make these copies! Have you heard this before? Is there a better description with how to cope with stress? YES -- STRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. As musicians, we need to be in a good mental state to effectively share music with others, and in this rapid fire mini episode, we hope that you learn the tools to efficiently cope and acknowledge stress.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:36 Cindy Bezas

4:50 John Delony

6:41 Kimberlee Dray

7:11 Josh Wright

9:15 Lori Miller

12:07 Mike McClellan

12:57 Xochitl Tafoya

14:17 Ben Britton

15:53 Rachel Galvin

18:52 Outro

Links to the FULL Interviews:

John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s

Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s

Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s

Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME

Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE

Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s

Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s

Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s

Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s

Our MEGALINK to EVERYTHING: https://linktr.ee/themusicianstoolbox

Email: [email protected]

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WOW! This season has gone by SO FAST! We are so grateful to all of these wonderful guests who have joined us this season. Here at The Musician's Toolbox, we have enjoyed hearing about comparisons, maintaining good mental standing, self-transformation, music production, composing, teaching online, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Just like last season, for the month of March we will be celebrating this season by showcasing never-before-seen answers to popular questions. In this rapid fire mini episode we will be learning all about TIME MANAGEMENT. It is almost spring, so everyone is itching to clean, and get everything ready for summer. So by studying time management, we can examine what we do during our day, and see what we can take out or put in. We hope you gain new insights, and let us know what you learn!!!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:36 Cindy Bezas

5:17 John Delony

6:03 Kimberlee Dray

7:15 Josh Wright

8:00 Lori Miller

9:14 Mike McClellan

10:04 Xochitl Tafoya

12:38 Ben Britton

13:59 Rachel Galvin

14:56 Outro

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Links to the FULL Interviews:

John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s

Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s

Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s

Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME

Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE

Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s

Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s

Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s

Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s

Most recently we sat down with Dr. Rachel Galvin to talk about how to approach music making from a physically more healthy place. As a Feldenkrais practitioner and personal trainer, Dr. Galvin (also a violist) had some incredible insight into pain free playing. If you’re looking for a new way to approach practicing or have dealt with/are dealing with injuries, you will find this episode particularly useful and educative. 

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Have you ever heard of El Sistema?  What about the Suzuki Method?  If you have heard of the latter, but not El Sistema, then you definitely need to check out this episode.  There is a music education movement called El Sistema that came out of Venezuela.  It has changed the look of classical music in many ways including the typical ethnicities you see performing classical music, as well as the way that we perform and consume classical music.  Xochitl Tafoya, a music educator based in Northern California was an El Sistema fellow which means she went to Venezuela and learned from the founder of El Sistema as well as studying the methodology of El Sistema through New England Conservatory.  Go listen to her unique experiences both with El Sistema as well as in the classical music world.

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Welcome back to yet another episode of The Musician's Toolbox! In this week's episode, we feature another conversation about mental health, however, Cindy Bezas has a very different point of view of the music industry than some of our past guests, so we think you will thoroughly enjoy this conversation. Cindy Bezas has earned two degrees, a bachelors from BYU emphasizing leadership communication, as well as a Masters of Science from the University of Idaho where she studied the power of self-transformation. Bezas is also a very powerful communicator: she has spoken across the nation for executives, groups, and individuals on self transformation, as well as emotional and mental resilience. Lastly, Cindy is a fellow podcaster and is the host of internationally top-ranked podcasts including, Concussion: There Is Hope; and The Business Nightingale Project. Both of which are intended to bring hope and reduce suicide. As you can see, Cindy Bezas has a very new perspective that we quite haven't had yet on the podcast yet, so we hope you enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Cuncussion: There is Hope Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/concussion-there-is-hope/id1493243455?fbclid=IwAR2mIezSkZuxwY8JPB-Gp6opUOcVPl__LnBMBD0oeZ-7BraoLfkEIRzIztM

The Business Nightingale Project: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-nightingale-project/id1541775119?fbclid=IwAR1X7nsNEztTn3SbgDWzoh4W-LWfdNrAIqKCAj7kC8ei5f9s65qpbwnNtdA

Suicide Prevention Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 

Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

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