"The Rock Doctor" Mike Schwartz(59:02)
Join us in this podcast episode - Use Better Words with "The Rock Doctor" Mike Schwartz
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Join us in our conversation with Vinnie Ciesielski. A trumpet player with an incredible story!
Do we have a treat for you today! Vinnie Ciesielski is a trumpet player with an incredible story! Having performed on over 6,000 recordings he has toured/performed/recorded with such artists as Keb Mo, Martina McBride, Stephen Tyler, Kirk Franklin and Carmen....just to name a few.
Vinnie takes us on his personal journey of "finding his groove" after doctors told him if he didn't loose weight he would die, to finding cycling, healthy habits, positive outlook in the face of tragedy, going from broke to successful (and letting other musicians know it's OK to be successful and no you DON"T have to be broke your entire life) and most importantly, besides discipline to get there? Don't be a jerk!
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“I have to get braces! Will I be able to play the flute?!”
This is an incredibly common question, and one I asked myself when I got braces in the 10th grade. With every student I’ve taught and in my own experience, it’s usually not an issue (though it sure seems scary at the forefront!). In my own experience, I was horrified to find out that right after I got braces I couldn’t make a sound! What it meant was that my embouchure was actually too tight and it forced me to learn a better way of playing, and as is mentioned in this article, I too felt like I got a better sound with braces. Because the lips had farther to travel it created extra space in the mouth which created more resonance and it helped strengthen the lips of my embochure.
As you may or may not know I am the current chair of the Performance Health Committee for the National Flute Association. We have several members that rotate on a 4-year basis and we also have a medical advisory board. To answer this question, Dr. Chip Shelton (flutist and orthodontist) wrote this article joined by former fellow advisory board member and physical therapist Dr. Susan Fain and committee member Melissa Vining.
If you are a current member of the NFA, you can see the article in the Spring 2021 issue of the Flutist Quarterly.
Here is the full article!
Ashley Hagadorn(1:33:50)
Successful music studio business owner, violist, strongman competitor and recent mom, Ashley Hagadorn joins us for a conversation you can lump under "things I didn't learn in music school but should have". We cover how to go from traveling teacher to owning your own studio, taxes, marketing/branding, logo design (remember this: people don't read!), contracts, getting paid and how to put more responsibility on your students/clients so you aren't doing EVERYTHING.
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Also covered - get a CPA!
We also delve into how to she went from cardio bunny to Crossfit to finding her way into loving Strongman lifts and more importantly, how it has helped her as a musician!
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Topics discussed:
A.T. Still University - 5 Kinesiology Tracks
Corpsonore Health and Wellness for musicians database and platform coming soon!
Dr. Michelle Cleary - Performance Psychology
Dr. Jan Dommerholt (musician's PT)
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Yannick Tinguely(57:16)
Coach Yannick offers online training (especially for musicians) that includes not only personalized workouts, but checkins and weekly group calls.
Keep a lookout for his Facebook group for music professionals!
Book: It Takes What it Takes by Trevor Moawad
Dr. Rusty Holmes(1:00:08)
