That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!
That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!
Latest Episodes
#202: Jordi Albert - What 1500 Trumpet Players Taught This PhD About Getting Unstuck
Dr. Jordi Albert has spent 27 years researching trumpet performance, trumpet pedagogy, and musician health. After working with over 1,500 trumpet players — from beginners to professionals — he has developed a research-backed methodology for sol...
#201: Dr. Genevieve Clarkson - What Drum Corps Taught This Tuba Professor About Teaching
Tuba professor and Bluecoats drum corps instructor Dr. Genevieve Clarkson joins the podcast to talk about what it really means to be a great music teacher. From purposeful practice and growth mindset to the unexpected lessons learned teaching a...
#200: Chris Martin - NY Phil Principal Trumpet's Practice System
Praised as “brilliant…impeccable” by the New York Times and a musician of “effortless understated virtuosity” by The Chicago Tribune, Christopher Martin is Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic. Prior to this, he was Principal Tr...
#199: Kevin McKee - From Trumpet to Composer (Centennial Horizon)
In this episode, I'm sitting down with composer and trumpeter Kevin McKee to talk about his journey from trumpet performance to composition, how his playing background shapes his writing, and what makes his music so idiomatic and enjoyable to p...
#198: Dr. Molly Gebrian - Why Your Practice Isn't Working (According to Science)
Most musicians are practicing wrong—not because they're lazy or untalented, but because traditional practice methods don't align with how the brain actually learns.Dr. Molly Gebrian is a violist, neuroscientist, and author of Learn F...