interview

S2E11: Why You Need a Career Coach with Karen Cubides

In today’s conversation, I spoke with Karen about another part of her specialty – career coach, and dig into how people have different definitions of success, and to find the answers from within.

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S2E10: Marketing 101 for Musicians with Karen Cubides

Today’s episode is a must listen for musicians as we learn marketing for ourselves, create opportunities and put ourselves out there for business. Karen Cubides is the passionate and engaging founder and CEO of the Karen Cubides Agency based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her holistic approach to coaching her clients allows her to serve a wide…

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S2E8: Navigating the Business with Kevin Fitzgerald

Today’s episode is the second half of my conversation with a long-time friend, Kevin Fitzgerald, current Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony. Last week we spoke about preparing for job applications and auditions, and today we will continue the conversation and hear all the behind the scene stories of navigating the business. As 2021 Tanglewood…

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S2E7: Application and Audition Prep with Kevin Fitzgerald

In today’s episode, you will hear the first half of my conversation with a long-time friend, Kevin Fitzgerald, current Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony. We went way back to my years at the Eastman School of Music, and it’s such a pleasure to speak with him on the topic of preparing for job applications…

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S2E5: Branding, Pitching and Social Media with Nicole Riccardo

Last week I spoke with social media guru Nicole Riccardo about how musicians can create a meaningful online community through social media. She generously provided a lot of tips and suggestions for my listeners. When we talk about marketing, curating an image of our own for the world, it’s unavoidable to discuss one’s brand. Are…

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S2E4: Building a Meaningful Online Community with Nicole Riccardo

I am not a person who is naturally good at social media – when I say I’m an introvert, many people would seem surprised, but I am really awkward starting a conversation with strangers. Flutist turned digital marketer, Nicole Riccardo, the Founder & President of NR Media was introduced to me through a common flutist…

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All About Application Materials

Now that you’ve got a conducting degree / had experiences working as a conductor and are ready to look for jobs…. Resources for you to improve on your application materials!

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Collegiate Orchestra Director Positions

Download PPT files from the past webinar series of Maestro as Professor.

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60: Diane Wittry on Conducting Techniques

In this wisdom-filled episode, my guest is the world-renowned conductor, Diane Wittry. She is the music director of the Allentown Symphony and the Music Director and Conductor of the Garden State Philharmonic. She is also the author of award-winning books, “Beyond the Baton” and “Baton Basics – Communicating Music through Gestures.” To understand the essence…

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59: Your Favorite Thing about What You Do

Hi there!  Happy end of September and welcome to episode no.9 of the Conductor’s Podcast Wisdom series, a new series full of shared life experiences and, of course, wisdom! This series is aired on the last Thursday of each month, and in each episode, I am going to pose a question to 10 musicians, conductors,…

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