Detours in Music

Original air date: May 23, 2020  Interview with James Madison University Piano Technician, Jocelyn Chan!   "Follow your heart." - Chan   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast YouTube - Detours in Music Podcast  Podcast artwork - Ana Hart  P...

Original air date: May 15, 2020  Interview with James Madison University Assistant Professor of Clarinet, Sarunas Jankauskas!    "Do the work, embrace the struggle, and understand that results will not come immediately."  - Jankauskas  " You cannot just practice and try to stay motivated, you have to feed yourself with music." - Jankauskas    instagram  - @d...

Original air date: May 9, 2020  Interview with James Madison University Assistant Professor of Percussion, Casey Cangelosi!   "It's not just about being good, it's about being persistent." - Cangelosi    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast You...

Original air date: May 8, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Professor of Saxophone, David Pope!   "I think my entire career has been a series of detours that were unexpected" - Pope "What you do and who you are are separate things." - Pope   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com  ...

Original air date: May 7, 2020 Interview with Tom Carr, Recording Engineer and Sound Designer for the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University!   "The thing that really helps build a career is that you're going in and doing your flat out best work all the time." - Carr   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   ema...

Original air date: April 30, 2020  Interview with James Madison University Instructor of Harp, Dr. Jaclyn Wappel.    "The only way out is through." - Wappel  "Failure is learning, and learning is success." - Wappel   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in...

Original air date: April 28, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Professor, and Director of Jazz Studies, Dr. Chuck Dotas.   "If you're on the fence with a student, you always include them, because it might be life-changing for them." - Dotas   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com  ...

Original air date: April 27, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Assistant Professor of Voice, Jamison Walker!    "I really do believe that every person has something to say, and I think that there's someone in the world that needs to hear it." - Walker   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@...

Original air date: April 24, 2020  Interview with Kevin Stees, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, and Director of the Brass Band at James Madison University!    "Ultimately it's looking at practicing and performing as you realizing some artistic side of yourself using this medium." - Stees   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com  ...

Original air date: April 20, 2020 Interview Dr. Steve Bolstad, Director of Bands at James Madison University!   "At a young age, no one expects people to be perfect, or else you wouldn't have to be in school! As long as people are sincere in trying to get better, I encourage people to make mistakes." - Bolstad    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusi...

Original air date: April 17, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Director of Recruitment for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Sheena Ramirez!    "Life is long, and it's always good to keep learning." - Ramirez    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook -...

Original air date: April 8, 2020 Interview with Emmy award winning composer, and Music Industry Coordinator at James Madison University, David Cottrell.    "Don't have a plan. Just have a passion, and let that guide you." - Cottrell    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Faceboo...

Original air date: April 3, 2020 Interview with Dr. W. Bryce Hayes, Associate Professor of Music Education, and Associate Director of Choral Activities at James Madison University!   "We are called as artists to remind people why community matters." - Hayes    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmai...

Original air date: April 2, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Professor of Musicology, Dr. Jon Gibson!    "Figure out what you're passionate about, and what life you want to lead." - Gibson    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast You...

Original air date: March 30, 2020 Interview with Dr. Eric Guinivan, Associate Professor of Composition at James Madison University!   "1. Be persistent 2. Be true to yourself and your interests. It's valuable to stay connected to what has cultivated your love of music from the beginning to the present." - Guinivan    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursin...

Original air date: March 26, 2020 Interview with Scott Rikkers, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of the Marching Royal Dukes at James Madison University!   "There is no wrong decision." - Rikkers  instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast YouTube - D...

Original air date: March 26, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Professor of Voice, Dr. Sonya Baker!   "Music is a discipline, just like other disciplines in that it requires discipline." - Baker    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast You...

Original air date: March 23, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Professor of Ethnomusicology, Dr. Andy Connell.    "I guess it's jut a pursuit of fun (playing music)." - Connell   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast YouTube - Detours in M...

Original air date: March 4, 2020 Interview with Assistant Professor of Horn at James Madison University, Ian Zook!   "I found a place for my skill set and my confidence to coalesce, and I felt very confident going forward from there that I would be prepared to move forward." - Zook   instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detours...

Original air date: February 29, 2020 Interview with Assistant Professor of Bass at James Madison University, Sam Suggs!  “You want to work with an amateur, an expert and a novice every month.” - Suggs  instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   YouTube - Detours in Music Podcast Facebook - Detou...

Original air date: February 29, 2020 Interview with James Madison University Professor of Piano, Dr. Paulo Steinberg!  “If it is a detour, something is blocking that way, you have to get out, you have to do something else… but when you do something else, you’re actually learning with all these experiences that are actually needed for you to do what you’re going to end up doing.” - Steinberg &...

Original air date: February 28, 2020 Interview with James Madison University professor of flute, Dr. Beth Chandler!   "There are a lot of things in our society that don't require us to be patient in as many ways as in the past... and yet, developing into a great musician requires that kind of patience and time. There are no shortcuts to that." - Chandler   instagram  - @detoursinmus...

Original air date: February 21, 2020 Interview with Director of Orchestras at James Madison University, Foster Beyers!  "Whatever you want to do, if you go into it with the right reasons, you're willing to work very hard, and be persistent, then there's always room. Even in a very competitive industry." - Beyers     instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detou...

Original air date: February 21, 2020 Interview with the head of James Madison University Music Library, Brian Cockburn!  "Now's the time.  You can always come back for a degree."  -Cockburn    instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook - Detours in Music Podcast YouTube -...

Original air date: February 7, 2020 Interview with James Madison University theory professor, Dr. John Peterson!  "Be open to all the experiences you're getting" - Peterson      instagram  - @detoursinmusicpodcast  website - detoursinmusicpodcast.com   email - detoursinmusicpodcast@gmail.com   YouTube - Detours in Music Podcast  Facebook - Detours...