This week Stephen and Gannon discuss playing in a pit orchestra for musicals.  They talk about the different challenges involved with playing in a pit and give some general advice.  

This podcast was recorded at Waverly's Coffee Shop in Eastland, TX.  There is a variation in sound quality, please excuse.

This week we have an interview with Gregory Dell'Era from the company Weezic which is based in Paris, France.  Gregory is a Bassonist and recorder player with both music and engineering degrees.  He is one of the founders of Weezic.

Weezic is a platform for augmented sheet music.  This platform plays accompaniments with the performer and gives instant assessment.  Weezic has both a web based application and an iPad app. 

This week we are joined by professor, musician, and author David Rothenberg.  Rothenberg studies animal and nature music and has written many books, created multiple CD's, and traveled the world both studying and performing with animals.  In this episode we talk about why animal music is important, how to make music with animals, and why/if this can really be called music.  David Rothenberg currently works at the New Jersey Institute of Technology

Videos featuring David Rothenberg (For Videos of Animals Reacting to Music visit this Blog Post)

We had the pleasure of visiting with Joe Berkovitz from Noteflight, the web based music notation program.  Noteflight is a powerful, cross platform solution for music notation. Users including people distributing parts to musicians digitally, teaching music theory, and composers looking for a powerful affordable tool set.  Noteflight has free entry level accounts, so go try it now!

Mr. Berkovitz is a composer, pianist, and software engineer with 30 years of development experience.

That Old Stinkface (included in podcast)
Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte:

Be-Bop Cliches
Figured Bass Example

This week Stephen and Gannon talk about when it's the right time to take up a second instrument, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of doing so.  Also, we thought you'd enjoy this video of James Morrison (who was mentioned in the podcast) and his awesome multiple instrument skills:

This week Gannon tells us all about brass mouthpieces including the parts of the mouthpiece and recommendations for beginners and more seasoned players.

This week's podcast is a short introduction to single reeds, specifically saxophone and clarinet.  Gannon and Stephen  talk about what a reed is, what the numbers mean, and how different brands compare.

This week Gannon and Stephen explore their experience from when they were music majors in college.  They discuss degree requirements, what "hours" of course work mean, the advantages of small/large schools, and share general advice on how to be successful.

Example Degree Plan:
Texas State University
Music Degree Plans

Hello podcast listeners. As you might have noticed, we were unable to produce a podcast this week. Gannon is moving to a new house, and I had bus driver training for my school district.

We should be back this Thursday with part two of our college music major podcast. We've been lining up some awesome guest for this summer, so stay tuned!

Until Thursday,
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This week Stephen and Gannon discuss the kind of person it takes to be a music major, what possible outcomes there are for the degree, and how to get ready for it!  Look for more music major tips in the next episode.