Vince DiMartino featured on Brass Mastery

Brass Mastery

When Playing Becomes Teaching

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When Playing Becomes Teaching

Brass Mastery

Nov 12, 2024

Transcript

In this final episode in the series featuring the great Vince DiMartino, Vince shares his insights from his musical journey, his inspirations, and the importance of passionate practice. He reflects on the impact of mentors and the unique atmosphere of his high school music program, the evolving role of technology in music education, and his personal growth as a musician.

Be sure to listen all the way to the end, as Vince’s parting thoughts on leaving a legacy are absolutely on-point and well worth the wait!

Episode highlights:

00:13 Inspiration and Teaching

01:09 Band Director's Influence

02:54 High School Music Experience

05:51 Technology in Music Learning

06:59 Performance and Stamina

07:56 Reflections on Musical Growth

10:35 Closing Thoughts

**Mastery Is Within Reach. Will You Go For It?

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Discussion about this podcast

Brass Mastery

Brass Mastery...

What does that even mean?

There's always something to work on; something that can be done better. Some thing that wasn't perfect.

And even if we achieve some level of success on a brass instrument - have we truly mastered it?

It's always two steps forward, one step back, isn't it? making the idea of Brass Mastery truly elusive.

But what if our instrument is not the thing we should be trying to master. Maybe there's more to Brass Mastery than playing higher, faster and louder than the next guy.

What if we are the ones we need to master? Our body, mind and spirit.

And if we are able to master ourself, does it even matter whether we master our instrument?

My name is James D. Newcomb, and in this podcast we will uncover the secrets of those who have seemingly mastered their brass instrument. We will dive deep into conquering those elements - body, mind, spirit (with just enough pedagogy to keep it real) - in hopes of taking our playing and our quality of life to the next level.

Will some view this project as a high-minded fool's errand? Just another podcast that's trying to make a quick buck?

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