Inspiring Excerpts with Kirsty Money: Nyckelharpa player, teacher, and composer
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
02/04/22
•5m
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Nyckelharpa player Kirsty Money introduces us to this beautiful instrument in this short bonus episode . She also performs one of her original tunes, The Grind Polska. This is compiled from excerpts from the original episode, which is also in video format, available here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e1s1kirstymoney
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Christopher Millard: Bassoonist, Teacher, Woodwind Technician
January 30, 2022
•67m
I spoke with the renowned bassoon player Christopher Millard about many topics, including many fascinating insights into the orchestra profession, the physics of sound production on both the bassoon and violin, great advice on how best to practice music, the legendary flutist Marcel Moyse and much more. Timestamps listed below!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro and Chris' Podcasts
(04:14) Advice for music students
(10:19) CBC radio orchestra
(13:03) Making reeds
(17:20) Physics of sound production on bassoon and violin
(27:44) Woodwind mechanisms and repair
(30:19) All thumbs: special bassoon challenges
(32:01) Advantages of studying jazz
(37:19) Musicians' difficulty with retiring
(39:35) Conductors (also see below about World Orchestra for Peace with Gergiev)
(42:35) National Youth Orchestra
(44:48) Marcel Moyse: legendary Flute teacher and mentor
(55:33) World Orchestra for Peace with Gergiev
(59:19) The Neuroscience of practicing music better!
https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/christopher-millard https://councilofcanadianbassoonists.ca/project/reed-making-by-christopher-millard-introduction-and-chapter-1-the-craftsman/
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Inspiring Excerpts with Eva Slongo: Jazz Violinist, Vocalist and Educator
February 5, 2022
•3m
In this short bonus episode you'll hear short clips from my conversation with jazz violinist and vocalist Eva Slongo. She lets us listen in a little to her creative process, and she speaks about her journey from being a classical violinist to the world of jazz, and learning to be an improvisor.
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https://www.evaslongo.com/en/jazz-violin/
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