This PT Mini Episode covers Score Study Basics. What it is, why we do it, and the simple two-step process to preparing your music. Let us know what you think of these mini episodes. What do you want to hear more of? What should we cover? Reach out on social media or through the contact page on …
Today we talk with Miguel Harth-Bedoya about the fundamental skills and the lost art of ear training for becoming a conductor. He is actively creating one of the few undergraduate programs in conducting in the U.S. and explains while it’s critical for conductors to start their fundamental training much earlier.
This course is incredible. I couldn’t wait to share everything that I learned with Luke and the rest of our patrons and listeners. Today, I’m walking Luke, and you, through everything that I got from Markand Thakar’s “Make Beautiful Music” online course. Be sure to check it out, then sign up for the next session.
Today we talk with Kaleb Benda, Artistic Director & Conductor of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, Assistant Conductor of the Enid Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the USAO Concert Band, and the #1 fan of Podium Time. We dig into how Kaleb handles lots of repertoire and how to study efficiently, the importance of creating your own opportunities, and how and …
PT86: “Efficient Score Study, Methods for Memorization, and more,” with Kaleb Benda Read More »
This week we’re speaking with George Jackson, a London-Based conductor who works entirely as a freelancer and Guest Conductor. We’ve split this interview into three parts as an experiment we’re running on the podcast, and this second part is all about George’s education in Vienna and how learning deeply with less podium time can help …
PT82: Seeking Quality over Quantity in your Time on the Podium, with George Jackson Read More »
Today we chat with to chat with Julius P. Williams, President of the International Conductors Guild and professor of conducting and composition at Berlkee College of Music. We’re also experimenting with releasing some shorter, more focused podcast episodes so today is Part 2 of 2. In our first release with Julius we talked about conducting …
PT80: “How to Learn Scores Quickly,” with Julius P. Williams Read More »
Hello, and welcome to Podium Time. Today we’re welcoming a returning guest on the show, Maestro Gianmaria Griglio, who first appeared on the podcast all the way back on episode 18, “If You Miss a Cue.” Today’s discussion is all about technique and rehearsals, and why just knowing the score is not enough to effectively …
Hello and welcome to Podium Time! Today we’re talking with Roderick Cox about how you should Think Before you Feel when you start conducting professional orchestras, or really any ensemble at any level. In his words: develop your intellectual interpretation before you develop your emotional interpretation. We tend to feel the music first or follow …
PT74: “Think Before you Feel: How to Conduct Professional Orchestras,” with Roderick Cox Read More »
Today we talk with Markand Thakar, Music Director and Conductor of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, about creating the transcendent experiences possible in your music making. We discuss how “interpretation” is not an effective word for what we can do as conductors, what Sergiu Celibidache understood about classical music and performance that almost no other conductors …
PT72: “Four Steps to Creating a Transcendent Experience,” with Markand Thakar Read More »
When I say incredible, I don’t just mean every-day incredible. This recording is absolutely incredible. Larry Rachleff walks us through the first two parts of Petrushka at the 2019 International Conducting Workshop and Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. He goes into every detail of what it takes to conduct and rehearse and what’s going to go …
