My guest for this episode is Peter Bond.
Peter is a late bloomer. Starting out as a self-described trumpet meathead with poor playing habits, no one would have predicted his career as a renowned classical musician. His 28 year run with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra gave him the opportunity to play alongside some of the trumpet world's greatest talents and support opera's legendary performers. And with his book "The Singing Trumpet" Peter hopes to ease the way for trumpeters of every style to find their unique voice.
Check out what Peter has to say about humor as a survival mechanism, making changes, things he will miss about The Met, his unorthodox approach, the difference between singing and blowing, how traditional pedagogy limits expressive potential, how the vocal model helps you play in the upper register, a book of ideas, the limitations of received wisdom, the difference between comfort and correctness, playing catch up, being surrounded by greatness, what makes the Met Orchestra so unique, the influence of vocalist, and so much more.
So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin!
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:39 Humor as a survival mechanism
00:04:10 Making changes
00:06:15 Things he will miss about The Met
00:11:28 His unorthodox approach
00:15:49 The difference between singing and blowing
00:20:53 How traditional pedagogy limits expressive potential
00:24:50 How the vocal model helps you play in the upper register
00:30:21 A book of ideas
00:35:26 The limitations of received wisdom
00:40:14 The difference between comfort and correctness
00:41:38 Playing catch up
00:45:55 Being surrounded by greatness
00:47:29 What makes the Met Orchestra so unique
00:52:09 The influence of vocalist
01:00:04 Dream gig
01:01:48 Sound Off
01:03:40 Geared Up
01:11:19 Rapid Fire Round
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