Show Notes: Happy New Year, and I am super excited about today’s episode, as I’ll be speaking with one of my role models, conductor Kalena Bovell.ย For the very first show of 2022, Kalena will be talking to us about time management skills, also sharing with us her experience of preparing and studying for her…
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Show Notes: Hi there! Welcome to episode No. 13 of the Conductorโs Podcast, and happy almost new year! Since itโs now almost the new year, I thought we would have a special episode talking about one of my current positions, a collegiate conducting position. This is also something that a lot of people are less…
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Show Notes: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ฝ๐ ด๐ ๐ ผ๐๐๐ ธ๐ ฒ? ย One of the great advantages of performing works by living composers is that we can ask them questions. A conductorโs job is largely deciphering the composersโ intentions, translating the knowledge into our gestures, and conveying to the musicians to realize…
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Show Notes: ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐? ย Today we are going to discuss a sensitive and yet, somehow controversial topic – music competition. Composer Bela Bartokโs famous quote says, โCompetitions are for horses, not artists.โ However, some of us, including myself, dream about winning a major competition and then have a career…
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Show Notes: ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ? If youโre like me, you probably feel that your career is stuck at times – if not the majority of the time. Itโs really hard seeing others announcing their shiny new…
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Show Notes: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐? A good teacher, especially when you are just starting out, will help you build a strong and solid foundation, provide you with useful tools and skills to continue improving yourself along the road, and even connect you with professional musicians which can broaden your…
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Show Notes: ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ? โ You might have shushed it the first time, but did the voice keep coming back, and tell you that you could possibly be a great conductor? If you are a musician thinking about potentially…
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Show Notes: Ready to perfect your cover letter and personal statement? In todayโs episode of our podcast, Iโm going to share 3 tips for writing a killer cover letter. ย Before I implemented these tips myself, I would consider it a lucky day when I got a rejection letter from fellowship programs or jobs, as…
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Show Notes: In todayโs episode, I will share exactly how to prepare your next conducting video for applications in a professional manner.ย By walking you through the five biggest mistakes to avoid in your conducting videos, Iโm going to show you how to edit the format and the content of your conducting video to maximize…
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