Fiddle and Pipe

We entered a thirteen hour time warp to bring Naarrah Callender, co-host of MMM Conversations back on the pod! We chat the importance of only focusing on necessary things and taking breaks. Naarah shares her perspective of COVID-19 internationally and as a public school teacher, and we focus on burn out exaggerated by COVID-19 leading to pandemic fatigue. Listen closely and you might uncover our h...

We grabbed a brew and revisted Celeste Headlee's "Do Nothing." We talk about labor placing a monetary value on our time and bringing work home. Catherine @s Jeff Bezos and we also explore the avenue of having a menopause hour for our Patreon. Catherine speaks Spanish? Which gender is the busiest? What role does Comcast play? Listen and find out! International Committee of the Red Cross Razom for U...

"Do Nothing," except listen to this podcast! Today we start Celeste Headlee's "Do Nothing." Join us and Reiner Slay, vocalist of Concrete Supergun , as we dive into labor reform, thigh gaps, and why we work so much. Catherine is amped on coffee, Brittany doesn't know what an epigraph is, and Reiner warms up with Anchorman quotes. International Committee of the Red Cross Razom for Ukraine Voices of...

February is Black History Month. In that spirit, we got together with some drinks and some friends from MMM Conversations (Naarah Callender, Tim Marshall, and Matt Richards) to discuss what it's like being a classical musician while also being black. We also discuss black representation in media and the barriers facing young black musicians.  Special thanks to our sponsor La Belle Rosette ! R...

TW: suicide, suicide attempt, depression, alcoholism, death, miscarriage Brittany gives Catherine a Valentine! Grab a drink (like us) and dive into one of the juiciest stories in the history of classical music: the love triangle between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. This is a story of sacrifice, tragedy, and unrequited love. To keep things light, Catherine reminisces on being lone...

So you finished Atomic Habits and you still want to keep with your good habits?! Well, so do we! Today we're discussing the end of Atomic Habits in the hopes of keeping ourselves honest moving forward. We discover how much/little our genetics play into our habits, how to keep ourselves motivated to keep at our habits, and possible downsides of creating good habits. We did some personality tests (f...

Unlike Hamilton, we will be satisfied! Even though this is the second recording of this episode, that doesn't stop us! We have instilled some good habits and today we explore how to make them more satisfying so we are more inclined to keep doing them. We reminisce on starting our respective instruments and how they weren't immediately gratifying. We are shocked about Tom Brady's retirement and the...

You know what's not easy? Bartok. Also, technology issues. That's what James Clear (AKA Mr. Clean) was thinking about when writing this section. Today we focus on forward motion and how to turn our inherent laziness to our advantage to make our desired habits seem easy. We talk about some insightful subjects, such as the correlation between procrastination and perfectionism and neuron connections....

TW: sexual harassment We bring our attractiveness today and discuss how to make our habits attractive! We can keep to our habits better if we make them appealing to us. People naturally perceive certain habits as attractive due to how our brains are wired and how the people around us react. We discuss making some of these changes in our own lives. Catherine revisits her California Pizza Kitchen fa...

Obviously today we are talking about the First Law of Atomic Habits : Make it Obvious. We get pretty personal with applying this law towards our exercising and music routines to better our habits. Brittany has some synonym rolls, and it wouldn't be Fiddle & Pipe without Catherine singing! Follow us on Instagram: Fiddle & Pipe: @fiddleandpipe Brittany Ross: @bmrossmusic Catherine Flinchum:...

We are kicking off the new year strong with James Clear's Atomic Habits . Today we are diving into the fundamentals of the book and Clear's explanation of how habits are shaped and how to shape your own habits. Catherine gets really into why she hates math, and Brittany reverts back to 6th grade with her come backs. We have some insightful conversation too (it's not all gags)! Grab a copy of this...

Merry Christmas! We are giving our gift early by unlocking one of our recent Patreon episodes. Hope you enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: Fiddle & Pipe: @fiddleandpipe Brittany Ross: @bmrossmusic Catherine Flinchum: @catflinchflute Join Our Facebook Group. Support us on Patreon and Anchor . Rate, subscribe, and follow us on your podcasting app. Share with your friends and family! Every bit helps...

TW: suicide We're doing something a little different today and discussing some obscure (at least to us) Christmas music! Listen to us discuss and direct four different pieces. Brittany pronounces foreign names completely wrong and Catherine spills some tea on 19th century drama! This is our last episode of 2021. We'll be back on January 5, 2021 with our next book, Atomic Habits! Follow us on Insta...

Merry Gigmas musician friends! Brittany and Cat chat their experience and tips to surviving the season of holiday gigs! Websites & apps mentioned in this episode will be linked below: Partifi Quickbooks Self-Employed App Follow us on Instagram: Fiddle & Pipe: @fiddleandpipe Brittany Ross: @bmrossmusic Catherine Flinchum: @catflinchflute Join Our Facebook Group. Support us on Patreon and An...

Fan girl with Brittany, Cat and our third co-host/regular guest Matt Richards from "MMM Conversations" as we dive into to the world of John Williams and his music! Follow us on Instagram: Fiddle & Pipe: @fiddleandpipe Brittany Ross: @bmrossmusic Catherine Flinchum: @catflinchflute Join Our Facebook Group. Support us on Patreon and Anchor . Rate, subscribe, and follow us on your podcasting app....

We are joined today by Dr. Heidi Kay Begay of Flute 360 to discuss what it's like being a musician in the 2000s. COVID-19 and modern culture have forced musicians to either adapt and succeed or stay stagnant and struggle. In a world still struggling with a pandemic, colleges/universities being slow to adapt, and jobs in academia and symphonies are few and far between, how does the average classica...

Fiddle & Pipe meets half of MMM Conversations with some happy hour thrown in? What?! We are joined today by Emily Crisp and Matt Richards, co-hosts of MMM Conversations, as well as Reiner Slay, vocalist of Concrete Supergun for a five person episode! We reminisce about other '00s trends, such as Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadone, and Kim Possible. Reiner exposes himself as the r...

The Cullen's assemble and create a master plan to keep away Bella's floral scent away from James because she's his second favorite human snack. Bella plays hide and seek in the 2nd most obvious place you would find her outside of Forks but fails when a mysterious phone call surfaces, and Bella is forced to choose between life with her marbled, raincoat model boyfriend and death.  What does Be...

We are joined by Amanda, one of Catherine's oldest friends from high school! The three of us eagerly dive into what proves to be the beginning of the meaty second half of Twilight ; or we try to, but we are constantly disrupted by Brittany's pets. We get really hooked on male rain jacket supermodels, pancakes, and the technicalities of scent and how it travels. Catherine's Spark Notes reach an all...

It's Brittany and Catherine in person again, as they are joined by Brittany's zoo and talk about sparkling, touching, and questioning the science of vampires. They finally learn about the creation of the Cullen clan and discuss many theories that would have made the Twilight saga a little more interesting and less filler from the stupid high school dance for last 12 chapters. Sit back, drink a lem...

We are in-person! Catherine has flown to Georgia from Colorado, and today we are in the same room discussing Chapters 10 – 12 of Twilight. We have about as much chemistry in-person as Bella and Edward do in…biology? We wonder what vampires smell like and what they’re made of and we get into our favorite colors and gemstones. We also hyper analyze Bella and Edward’s relationship and exactly how tox...

Bella and her Forks friends go on a trip to the beach in La Push where they meet the teenage dream you always wanted in high school, Jacob Black. Bella charms her way into Jacob's heart, so he tells her a scary story about the Cullens supposedly being vampires because it's obvious. Bella researches vampires on AskJeeves.com and still isn't sure if Edward is a vampire, yet all the signs are 99.9% t...

Brittany & Catherine are joined again with Pumpkin Spice (aka Reiner). They go back in time to a mid 2000's Forks, Washington where the high school dance is the talk of the town, Edward Cullen is a 40 year freshman, and apathetic teenagers are pricking blood in biology class for Forks Blood Depot. Oh and Claude Debussy makes an appearance because of Edward's melting honey, musical voice. Get i...

We are joined again by Matt Richards of MMM Conversations to discuss our next book: Twilight! We hit the ground running addressing some of the controversies surrounding Stephanie Meyer. The amount of content we could pull from two chapters is staggering: we went real deep into the religious symbology of Twilight, we discuss the sexual appeal of vampires, and we think back to our own teen years in...

Due to a microphone error, both of our tracks weren't good for this scheduled episode. Instead of taking a week off, we decided to treat y'all to a taste of our happy hour podcast on Patreon ! We also had Matt Richards of MMM Conversations join in! Grab a drink and a snacky snack and listen to us reminisce about class piano and aural skills at KSU. We also chitty chat the start of the school year...