Modern Musicking Podcast

That's it for Season One of the Modern Musicking Podcast! We have learned a bunch and had some great conversations. I hope you have enjoyed these episodes and I look forward to bringing you a new format sometime in the Fall of 2018. Thank you for your thoughts and comments! If you have further ideas, thoughts, comments or questions, feel free to contact me at lalaladuke@gmail.com and visit music.cmu.edu for more information about music at Carnegie Mellon University. Thoughtfully and tenderly produced by Michael Bridges.

In this final interview of the season, I sat down with composer Ramin Akhavijou to discuss his life and work. Ramin is a fascinating individual with an amazing backstory. His pieces are beautiful and he has been gaining notoriety and winning awards since his arrival in the US. Don't believe me? Here's some information: Ramin Akhavijou was born in Iran. Having completed B.Mus., ranked first, he pursued a Master's degree in music composition at Art University of Tehran and graduated with rank 1 in 2015. He is living in the USA in order to pursue his second Master Composition degree at Carnegie Mellon University. He has received some awards for his compositions, including the Iranian Music Association Prize (Tehran, Iran, 2013), ACIMC Award (Paris, France, 2014), IMHM prize (London, England, 2014), Iranian Music Association Prize (Tehran, Iran, 2015), CNMF (North Carolina, USA, 2015), ConTempora Award, Association of Macedonia (Skopje, Macedonia, 2015), Orient/Occident Award (Lviv, Ukraine, 2015), ABLAZE Re

In this episode, Lance sits down with Adam Gillespie, who recently completed a Master's Degree in trumpet performance and is the new Assistant Manager of Orchestra Personnel for the Pittsburgh Symphony. Additionally, Adam is a very talented graphic artist and created the Modern Musicking Podcast logo! We cover a bunch of topics, including: How Adam ended up at CMU His duties and responsibilities in the Marketing and Communications office at the CMU School of Music His audition process His background in trumpet How he landed his gig with the PSO What he has learned about auditions from being behind the scenes And much more! As always, thanks very much for listening to the show. If you have any thoughts, comments or questions, feel free to contact Lance at lalaladuke@gmail.com and visit music.cmu.edu for more information about music at Carnegie Mellon University. Thoughtfully and tenderly produced by Michael Bridges.

In this episode, Lance sits down with Jen Aylmer, Assistant Professor of Voice, soprano at Carnegie Mellon to explain what it takes to succeed as a vocalist in music school and beyond. We cover a bunch of topics, including: Preparing for college auditions as a singer What is involved in studying vocal performance at the college level How to have a successful career after college How to take care of your voice What life is like in the "real world" And much more! As always, thanks very much for listening to the show. If you have any thoughts, comments or questions, feel free to contact Lance at lalaladuke@gmail.com and visit music.cmu.edu for more information about music at Carnegie Mellon University. Thoghtfully and tenderly produced by Michael Bridges. Jen Aylmer's bio: American soprano Jennifer Aylmer has developed a sterling reputation for her beautiful voice, compelling stage portrayals and impeccable musicianship. The New York Times has hailed her for her, "awesome accuracy," while The Chicago Sun-

In this episode, Lance sits down with Laura Kelly, Social Media Manager and Emily Rybinski-Benish, Director of Marketing and Communications at Carnegie Mellon University, in a live-streamed conversation devoted to the topic of live-streaming. See what we did there? Laura and Emily have a ton of experience in live-streaming a variety of events for CMU and were kind enough to share their expertise. This episode was originally broadcast on Facebook Live.  We cover a bunch of topics, including: How and why CMU has been using live-streaming The benefits of using live-streams to reach particular audiences The ins and outs of how to set up a live-stream (including some offscreen help from our producer, Michael Bridges) How classically-trained musicians may want to use live-streaming How to determine the right length for a live-stream presentation Advice on getting started These two were great guests and the conversation was extremely informative. We hope you enjoy it!    

Daniel Nesta Curtis sat down with me to discuss conducting and contemporary music. He is a phenomenal musician and conductor and leads the new music ensemble at CMU. He had great insights into what it takes to make it as a conductor and what training a conductor looks like. I hope you enjoy this episode.   Thanks for checking out the show! Send comments, thoughts and questions to lalaladuke@gmail.com. Daniel Nesta Curtis: http://music.cmu.edu/pages/mso-maestro-daniel-nesta-curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble: http://music.cmu.edu/pages/cme School of Music: music.cmu.edu Thoughtfully and tenderly produced by Michael Bridges.

Modern Musicking Podcast Episode 1.2 - 3D Audio In this episode, Lance sits down with two graduate students from the ETC (Entertainment Technology Center) from Carnegie Mellon to discuss 3D audio. The students, Melissa Schoeller and Julian Korzeniowsky explain where this technology stands today, where it is headed and how musicians can harness it to make their art. We cover a bunch of topics, including: What is 3D audio? The difference between 3D, ambisonic and binaural  Where it stands today Where it is going Current limitations New paradigms for story-telling How musicians can harness the technology Information about the ETC Resources for further information These two were great guests and the conversation was extremely interesting. They were kind enough to send us a list of links to the projects we spoke of and those are listed below. Entertainment Technology Center: https://www.etc.cmu.edu/ Voyage (VR for the classroom): https://www.etc.cmu.edu/projects/voyage/ Melody of Life:&

Modern Musicking Podcast episode 1.1 - How To Get Into Music School An Interview W/ Colby Carson, Director of Recruitment and Enrollment - Carnegie Mellon University School of Music In this first "official" episode of the Modern Musicking Podcast, Lance sits down with Colby Carson to discuss how to get into music school. We do an in depth examination of all of the steps involved for both undergraduate and graduate programs, including a timeline for when students (and parents) should be looking at the various phases of the admission process. Colby is a great resource and has helped thousands of students make their way though the process. We answer questions including: How early should you start preparing How many schools should you consider What music should you prepare Is a recorded audition advisable How does financial aid work What is the panel looking for I'm sure you'll get a lot out of this episode. Colby is a great guy and fun and easy to talk to. You can find a link to the Recruiting and Admissions a

Thanks for checking out this first season of the Modern Musicking Podcast. We have some great episodes coming up for you over the next few months. There isn't a "theme" per se, but we did try to collect two types of conversations, one covering the ins and outs of pursuing a career as a classically-trained musician and the other an examination of a few of the technologies affecting us and how to make sense of them. Please reach out if you have any questions, comments and ideas for future guests or episodes.   More About: Carnegie Mellon School of Music http://music.cmu.edu/ Lance LaDuke http://music.cmu.edu/search?q=Lance+LaDuke   Contact: lalaladuke@gmail.com