Align Your Mind

In this episode, I tell you about the biggest breakthrough I've had with coaching, and exactly what changed the game for me.

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In this episode, we talk all about your mindset and the mental chatter that happens when you're on stage performing! We talk about ways to eliminate it and ways to refocus the mind and practice this skill in the practice room.

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In this episode, we talk about the thing that people suggest but never have the answer to... That is: how to get out of your own way.

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In this episode we talk with Mark Wallace. He's a flutist who has worked in corporate America for many years. He talks about his fascinating journey and how being a musician can prepare you for ANY career!

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In this episode, we talk about how to realistically set goals so you can build resilience in your life and career!

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In this episode we are talking with Brice Smith! We have a great conversation about being vulnerable online, putting yourself out there, and ultimately having an amazing relationship with music and your instrument.

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Dr. Brice Smith has a deep passion for teaching and engaging communities through classical music. Smith held the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra's principal flutist position and is a substitute for the Seattle, Milwaukee, Dallas, and Colorado symphonies. Additionally, Smith has performed with the New World Symphony Orchestra, 21st Century Consort, ÆPEX Contemporary Ensemble, and National Repertory Orchestra. Smith served as an Adjunct Professor of Flute at Adams State University and Assistant Artistic Director for Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music Flute Academy. As a soloist, he has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Longmont Symphony, Arkansas Philharmonic, University of Michigan Camerata Symphony Orchestra, 21st Century Consort, as well as other orchestras and bands. Additionally, Smith was a guest soloist for the National Flute Association's 50th Anniversary Convention Celebration, premiered solo flute works for the NFA Summer Series and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music's "Gig Thru COVID."

Additionally, Smith was a guest Gala performer for the 51st and 52nd NFA Convention. He is a founding member of the Boulder Altitude Directive (BAD Ensemble), a new music ensemble conducted by composer Dr. Carter Pann. Smith is a Trevor James Alto & Bass Flute Artist and Recording Artist for Alry Publications LLC. and the American Composers Alliance Inc.

Smith has a rich and wide-ranging set of experiences in teaching, recruitment, scholarly research, and publication. He has given presentations and taught masterclasses and lessons for several institutions and universities, including his alma mater, the University of Arkansas, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. During his D.M.A., Smith served as Artistic and Development Assistant for the Crested Butte Music Festival and Graduate Assistant and Student Engagement Specialist for the Entrepreneurship Center for Music director at the University of Colorado Boulder. Administratively, he has served as an executive board member for the Texas Flute Society, multiple NFA committees, Repertoire Specialist for Rachel Barton Pine's "Music By Black Composers" Organization, Artistic Representative for Rollopollolo Press, and Assistant Artistic Administrative Director for CBMF, and Music Librarian for the Napa Valley Music Festival. As a competition adjudicator, he has served multiple panels, including the 2022 TFS Myrna W. Brown competition, NFA Alto Flute Artist Finalist Competition, 2021 NFA Junior Soloist competition, University of Iowa School of Music, and San Francisco Flute Society competitions.

Smith completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in Flute Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Colorado Boulder with Christina Jennings, Masters of Music in Flute Performance and Chamber Music at the University of Michigan with Amy Porter, as well as a Performer Diploma at Indiana University under the direction of Thomas Robertello. Smith studied with Ronda Mains at the University of Arkansas, where he completed a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance, Violin Performance and German language. Dr. Brice Smith is published in the July 2020 issue of the Flute View magazine for his article "Beauty With Intention: Expanding the Wealth of Flute Repertoire."

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In this episode, I give some advice I wish I'd known before going to music school. Based on a blog I wrote in September 2020.

Plus a bonus piece of advice that I've found to be crucial!

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This is advice I've heard from some professionals: Self-doubt is good! It keeps you on track and motivated! -- We're talking about how this advice isn't for everyone and how to know when it's helpful and harmful.

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This week we talk about how to have healthy self-discipline so you can actually enjoy the process of working and practicing!

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In this episode, we talk about why we're still musicians, why when our career paths are questioned we feel so strongly about what we do, and how to use that to create confidence for yourself. If you know in your bones that you're a musician and you just can't shake it, this episode is for you. 

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