Snap Audition

About Snap Audition

The Snap Audition Podcast features leaders from the arts and education communities who advise on auditions, interviewed by Eric DeGrove, founder of Snap Audition. Together, we can make auditions easier and more fun!

Publisher

Snap Audition

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Apr 2024

Latest episode

30 Oct 2024

Latest episodes

17 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2024

   Elisa Janson Jones - The Music Teacher Guild

   Elisa Janson Jones discusses overcoming her struggles with the, "professional skills" becoming a band director, helping kids with developmental disabilities learn music, and her new venture, Music Teacher Guild which provides professional learning for music educators. Checkout musicteacherguild.org (https://www.musicteacherguild.org/) and elisajanson.com (https://elisajanson.com/) snapaudition.com

2. 

   28 Aug 2024

   Juli Nickel Part 2 - Flutist & College Audition Coach

   Check out part 1 for the start of Eric's and Juli's discission on the process to get into college music programs. In part 2 we continue our conversation with Juli Nickel, flute instructor at George Mason University, and founder of Juli Nickel Consulting - an amazing coaching service dedicated to helping students navigate and find the best college music school for them. I love Juli's holistic approach to coaching future college music students. As she says: "So you got into X or Y school - now what?" Can you afford it? Does your family want you living there? What else should you consider? Plus, her expert advice comes from her personal experience (at North Texas & New England Conservatory) as well as helping her own kids. Learn more about college coaching with Juli (https://www.julinickelconsulting.com/) (see "Work With Me" at the top). https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-juli-nickel-part-2-flutist-college-audition-coach

3. 

   21 Aug 2024

   Juli Nickel Part 1 - Flutist & College Audition Coach

   If you or a student you know is auditioning for a college music program this year, you need to listen to this podcast. Juli Nickel, flute instructor at George Mason University, and founder of Juli Nickel Consulting - an amazing coaching service dedicated to helping students navigate and find the best college music school for them. https://www.julinickelconsulting.com (https://www.julinickelconsulting.com) https://www.instagram.com/julinickelconsulting (https://www.instagram.com/julinickelconsulting/) https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-juli-nickel-part-1-flutist-college-audition-coach (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-juli-nickel-part-1-flutist-college-audition-coach)

4. 

   31 Jul 2024

   Don Crafton - Sight Reading Factory Founder

   Don Crafton is a professional trombonist and founder of Sight Reading Factory, which now integrates with Snap Audition's asynchronous audition recording feature. Hear how Don's idea for a system that could created music on-demand came to him, and how it has spread world-wide. Today, Sight Reading Factory is the most used Sight Reading app in the world, by far. Every day, tens of thousands of musicians and music educators use it to make sight reading practice a breeze. See us give a demo of how it can be used to add sight reading to asynchronous recorded auditions in Snap. Don also subs with various orchestras and holds a masters in Trombone Performance from Manhattan School of Music. Sight Reading Factory (https://sightreadingfactory.com/) Snap Audition (https://snapaudition.com/)

5. 

   22 Jul 2024

   Chris Green - Band Director, Adjudicator, Clinician

   Chris shares his experience taking a high school band program of 12 to over 250 and about his most recent venture: Virtual Assistant Director. Chris' marching and concert band experience is vast. He marched 4 seasons with the Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps. Today, he serves all over the U.S. as a clinician, adjudicator, and runs Virtual Assistant Director. https://virtualassistantdirector.com (https://virtualassistantdirector.com/)

6. 

   8 Jul 2024

   Lesley Moffat - Author of Love the Job, Lose the Stress

   A 36-year band director, Lesley shares her story of how everything changed seven years ago when she hit exhaustion. An author of two books to help music educators develop thriving lifestyles and work patters, she is also the founder of the mPowered Music Educator Academy and Podcast. Checkout her website: mpowerededucator.com. (https://mpowerededucator.com/) snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-lesley-moffat (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-lesley-moffat)

7. 

   24 Jun 2024

   Nikki Abissi - NYC Trombonist With the American Symphony Orchestra & Julliard Grad

   Nikki Abissi is a professional trombonist and teacher living in New Jersey, outside of New York City. She is Second Trombone of the historic American Symphony Orchestra (https://americansymphony.org/), and an active performer on Broadway and with professional orchestras around the world. Nikki also invited an extension handle for the trombone called, Extendabone (https://extendabone.com/). Nikki graduated from The Juilliard School under the instruction of Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. She received her Master of Music Degree from Stony Brook University under the instruction of Michael Powell, Principal Trombonist of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and member of the world renowned American Brass Quintet. She is also former principle trombonist for the Colorado Symphony. Before that, she served as second trombonist for the Alabama Symphony and the New World Symphony. Nikki available for in-person and online lessons. Contact her through: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nikkitrb/)or her website (https://www.nikkiabissi.com/).

8. 

   12 Jun 2024

   Henrique De Almeida - Drummer & Former Berklee Professor, USFA Percussionist

   Henrique De Almeida, a native of Brazil, began drumming as a child and by 17 touring the world with Brazilin pop stars. After graduating from Berklee with a degree in Jazz Composition, Henrique served as drummer for the US Air Force Academy Band, before returning as professor to Berklee in 2011. Today, Henrique lives in Colorado Springs where runs, The Drum Set Coach Academy (https://www.thedrumsetcoach.com/). Henrique has performed for The President of the United as well as with fellow artists, David Ellefson (Megadeth), Victor Wooten ( Bela Fleck & The FleckTones) Steve Hunt (Allan Holdsworth), Dave Samuels (Spyro Gyra) Jerry Bergonzi, Pop Star Gloria Estefan, Nat Adderley, Bill Cosby, Dave Valentin, Tiger Okoshy, Larry Coryell, Jeff Berlin, Nelson Rangel, Jeff Narell, Ira Sullivan, Victor Mendonza, Danilo Perez, Phil Wilson, Baron Brown (Vital Information & Steps Ahead), Matt Garrison (John McLaughlin) , Bill Summers (The Head Hunters) Betty Carter, Nando Lauria, (Pat Metheny Group) Brazilian Pop Stars: Alceu Valenca, Gilberto Gill, Raul De Souza, Luiz Gonzaga, Hermeto Paschoal, Katy Webster, among many others. thedrumsetcoach.com (thedrumsetcoach.com) https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-henrique-de-almeida

9. 

   7 Jun 2024

   Doug Bogatz - Band Director & Head of Auditions for NMEA

   Doug Bogatz is Director of Instrumental Music at Westview High School in Omaha Nebraska. Along with experience directing almost every type of school band and orchestra, Doug was also the Drum Major for the University of Nebraska Marching Band and the Colts Drum and Bugle Core (Dubuque, Iowa). Currently, he is also the Director of Auditions for the Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA). snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-doug-bogatz

10. 

    27 May 2024

    Esther Ling - Pianist & Singer Songwriter

    In the latest Snap Audition Episode, Eric has an interesting conversation with Esther Ling about her journey from growing up in Malaysia to becoming an engineer to ultimately becoming a Canadian pianist, indie singer-songwriter, and recording artist. Esther merges piano and vocals to bring a compelling lyricism to her songwriting, crafting heartfelt stories with music through her passion for exploring the depths of human emotion and the beauty of our shared experiences. estherlingpianist.com (https://www.estherlingpianist.com) snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-esther-ling (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-esther-ling)

11. 

    20 May 2024

    Gloria Lum - Los Angeles Philharmonic & Audition Confidential

    Gloria Lum has been the cellist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1985. In 2020, she founded Audition Confidential, which prepares cellists for orchestral auditions through courses and one-on-one coaching. Gloria graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Gabor Rejto and Ronald Leonard. Before LA, she was a member of the Oakland and Denver Symphony. Checkout Audition Confidential at https://www.auditionconfidential.com (https://www.auditionconfidential.com) https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-gloria-lum (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-gloria-lum)

12. 

    13 May 2024

    Bobby Wolf - US Air force Academy Band

    In the latest Snap Audition Podcast Eric has a fun conversation with US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Wolfe about his experience in a military band. Eric and Bobby talk through the culture and processes involved with his audition for military bands and the intensity because you are auditioning for a job that can provide for your family. He shares about his life in Air Force Band giving insight into what the day to day looks like and an a hilarious story about how he learned to deal with his nervousness involved in the audition process. snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-bobby-wolfe (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-bobby-wolfe)

13. 

    6 May 2024

    Ben Lupo - Choir Director & Ohio Audition Administer

    Ben has taught in public schools for fourteen years and is the current Director of Vocal Music for the Bryan City School District in rural Northwest Ohio. Ben just completed his term as the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) District 1 President, is an active Ohio Music Education Association adjudicator, and served as the 2022 OMEA All-State Choir Chair. Eric and Ben talk all about the ins and outs of vocal auditions at all levels. snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-ben-lipo (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-ben-lipo)

14. 

    29 Apr 2024

    Jon Sindler - Band Director

    Jonathan Sindler has been teaching instrumental music in Maryland for 27 years and is currently the Director of Bands at Mount View Middle School in Howard County, Maryland. Mr. Sindler is in high demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. Eric and Jon have a fun conversation about every level of audition and how we all audition daily - it is not just a music thing. snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-jon-sindler (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-jon-sindler)

15. 

    21 Apr 2024

    Enion Pelta - Violinist, Violist, Composer, & Music Educator

    Enion Pelta is a Colorado-based violinist, violist, composer, and music teacher. With over 25 years as a professional musician, her career has spanned classical, folk, jazz, rock, and beyond. She toured internationally with the band Taarka and performed regularly with Juno award-winning banjo player Jayme Stone, award-winning bluegrass band the RailSplitters, and many others. Currently, she resides in Denver with her husband and high-school son, who are also both musicians. She is also completing her master's in jazz performance at Colorado University, Boulder, and actively gigging. Check out her latest album: enionmalkah.bandcamp.com/album/dedicated-dig (enionmalkah.bandcamp.com/album/dedicated-dig⁠) (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-enion-pelta)

16. 

    17 Apr 2024

    Michael Francis Smith - Music Educator & Composer

    In this episode of the Snap Audition Podcast, Eric Degrove talks to Michael Smith about His innovative programs, “It's Time to Play (A Band “It's Time to Play (The Recorder),” which Instrument)” an accelerated student learning and literacy approach where students sing and play a diverse repertoire of songs. Through his groundbreaking approach, known as "Eleven Leaps to Literacy," Dr. Smith bridges the gap between General Music and Instrumental Music, unlocking each student's full potential. Check out the interesting conversation around the need for diversity and how that impacts the audition process. Mfsmithmusic.com (https://www.mfsmithmusic.com/) snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-michael-francis-smith (⁠ https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-michael-francis-smith)

17. 

    16 Apr 2024

    David Duarte - Culture Over Content

    David Duarte is a seasoned music educator with over three decades of experience whose instruction focuses on continuous improvement strategies for student voice and achievement. Eric and David talk all things auditions in a fascinating conversation. DavidDuarte.org (https://www.davidduarte.org/home) Culture Before Content Podcast (youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4X-VoD6CE) snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-david-duarte (https://snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-david-duarte)

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