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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.

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

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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

Author and marketing consultant Michael Katz discusses his latest book, The Likeable Expert, and how to sell your art and service by being likeable

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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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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
• Facebook
• 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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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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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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Conductor, producer and podcaster, Peter Szep is founder of the Indie Opera Podcast, the New York Opera Alliance and the New York Opera Fest.

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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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A coaching short on re-defining success by looking at our whole life and not just one to three areas.