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- Ep 178-Should You Go To Graduate School?
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Composers Stefanie Lubkowski, David Smooke, Emily Doolittle, Dan Gawthrop, and Timothy Andrew Edwards form a panel to discuss the necessity and purpose of graduate school in composition from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds.
1 hr 7 min - Ep 177-Jennifer Jolley on Nurturing Confidence
Composer. Blogger. Professor Person. Probably best known for her composer FAIL blog "Why Compose When You Can Blog?" where she posts her rejection letters online, Jennifer Jolley actually does write choral, orchestral, wind ensemble, chamber, and electronic works. She has been commissioned by ensembles and institutions across the United States and currently teaches at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Composer Jennifer Jolley discusses how she dealt with a lack of confidence, not believing in her music, and why she self-publishes.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Lacking original ideas
- Valuing your musical opinion
- Nurturing confidence
- Choosing concert music
- Getting performances
- Affirmation techniques to build confidence
- Using the Superman stance
- Bring a friend
- Making tweaks
- Composition competitions
- Whycompose.com
- Website content
- Staying top of mind
- ADJ*ective New Music
- Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing
1 hr 2 min - Ep 176-The Most Popular Episodes of 2017This week marks the third anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate I've gone through the 10 most popular episodes of 2017 and pulled out a short highlight from each one. Episode popularity was calculated by the number of unique downloads. Links to the full episodes are below
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The 10 Most Popular Episodes of 2017:
- #10: Ep 118-John David Mann on Adding Value and Being a Go-Giver
- #9: Ep 126-Thomas Goss on Orchestration Online
- #8: Ep 144-Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach of Graphite Publishing on Becoming a Professional
- #7: Ep 139-Dale Trumbore on How To Go On & Using Social Media
- #6: Ep 130-Ravi Krishnaswami on Building a Relational Career
- #5: Ep 127-Scott Tegge on Understanding & Engaging Your Audience
- #4: Ep 133-Jeff Rona on Scoring for Movies and Games Pt 2
- #3: Ep 123-Jim Stephenson on Letting Your Career Happen
- #2: Ep 117-David and Matthew Maslanka on Showing Up & Doing the Work
- #1: Ep 132-Jeff Rona on Scoring for Movies and Games Pt 1
1 hr 10 min - Ep 175-Michael Katz on Being LikeableMichael Katz, specializes in helping independent professionals get more and better clients by positioning themselves as Likeable Experts. Since launching Blue Penguin in 2000, Michael has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other media. He is the author of four books, and has published more than 400 issues of "The Likeable Expert Gazette," a twice-monthly email newsletter and podcast. Michael has an MBA from Boston University and a BA from McGill University.
Author and marketing consultant Michael Katz discusses his latest book, The Likeable Expert, and how to sell your art and service by being likeable
48 min - Ep 174-John Beder on Creating and Selling Composed
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Musician and film maker John Beder discusses his documentary Composed, his mission to help eliminate stage fright for musicians, and how he is marketing, promoting, and selling the film.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Composed
- Performance anxiety
- Common performance anxiety myths
- You are not alone if you experience performance anxiety
- How little performance anxiety is dealt with in our training
- Watch Composed on Vimeo
- Working through The Dip
- Marketing the film
- Selling our art
- Marketing is a dialogue
- Relying on the network
- Social media & Composed website
- Have conversations
- Believe in what you're making
- Set deadlines
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53 min - Ep 173-Paul Rudoi on Social Media 2.0Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning composer, conductor, vocalist, and entrepreneur. He has sung with many professional choral ensembles in the United States, including Cantus and Seraphic Fire. Paul's compositions have garnered grants from the ACF, NEA, and ASCAP, and are published by PJR Music alongside Graphite, Walton, and others. As an entrepreneur, he will soon release Consortio, an online platform designed to make consortium-based commissioning more effective and available for all.
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Composer, conductor, & entrepreneur Paul John Rudoi discusses solving the consortium problem and re-thinking how he uses social media from a personal perspective.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Ep 50-Chris Foss, Paul John Rudoi, and Adam Fieldson on How to Speak to Performers
- Cantus
- Being a composer, performer, conductor, & entrepreneur
- Consortio
- Ep 144-Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach of Graphite Publishing on Becoming a Professional
- Solving the consortium problems
- Social media 2.0
- Silos & diversity
- Ep 164-Marie Incontrera on Social Media Marketing for Composers
- Leaving Facebook
- Find ensembles & build relationships
- Have a great website & brand
- Ep 148-[Rebroadcast] Jake Runestad on Learning from Other Composers
- Finding your voice through limitations
- What is valuable?
- Ep 151-Matthew Curtis of choral Tracks
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1 hr 8 min - Ep 172-Michael Bussewitz-Quarm on Being YourselfPassionate about advocacy, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm is a New York-based composer, conductor, and speaker. Michael's most recent works include the commissioned work, "The Road That Has No End" and Requiem Dies Magna, which premiered in September, 2017 on Long Island under Michael's direction. Michael recently organized the "Child Refugee Awareness" and "Hope for Recovery" Choral Consortium Projects, and "The Great American Choral Reef", to be premiered on Earth Day, 2019.
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Composer Michael Bussewitz-Quarm shares the importance of being yourself and what it takes to create a second career as a composer
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1 hr 5 min - Ep 171-Adam Schumaker on How to Live Stream ConcertsJoin The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career!
Composer Adam Schumaker, who helps run the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, shares live streaming best practices and how to ensure great video and audio
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1 hr 5 min - Ep 170-Peter Szep and Walker Lewis of the Indie Opera Podcast
Conductor, producer and podcaster, Peter Szep is founder of the Indie Opera Podcast, the New York Opera Alliance and the New York Opera Fest.
Walker Lewis, stage director, has been acclaimed by the New York Times for his "imaginative staging". Recent work includes the Apprentice Scenes at Santa Fe Opera; The Companion (American Opera Projects); Glory Denied (Opera Idaho); The Pirates of Penzance and The Threepenny Opera (Amarillo Opera); and The Whole Truth & The Cask of Amontillado (American Modern Ensemble with Mark Campbell and Stewart Copeland of The Police). Upcoming: A Streetcar Named Desire at Opera Idaho.Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career!
Peter Szep and Walker Lewis from the Indie Opera Podcast discuss what it takes to produce opera today, the common mistakes composers make, and how you can bring your opera to life today
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1 hr 12 min - Ep 169-Re-Defining Success
A coaching short on re-defining success by looking at our whole life and not just one to three areas.
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