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This podcast interview is with renown classical clarinetist Jean Johnson. Jean discusses everything from odd auditions to lock down to her new ensemble Metamorphoses.   Jean Johnson is in heavy demand as a performer, teacher and as the leader of her own ensemble named Metamorphoses. The pandemic has put the brakes on a huge amount of work as well as the furthering of this exciting new ensemble which includes a stellar lineup. Jean discusses her background and movement into the world of music, time teaching at one of the USA's biggest music faculty whilst a student as well as moving to the far east to play with a world class orchestra to name just a few of the topics covered including starting a fitness class!   The GMI guitar shop is powered by Shopify and we connect with hundreds of people all over the globe every month. If you, like thousands of other people would like to create a new income stream then there's probably no better way than with Shopify. Click the banner below to get a 14 day free trial through GMI and you'll also be helping to support GMI as we do receive a small one of fee for any new stores opened.  Watch and listen and find out more about Jean with links to her website below. A recent video filmed during the lockdown earlier this year with Jean on clarinet and Aisling O’Dea playing the violin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLscB7_kXUc The tracks below are partly used within the podcast. Here are the full tracks for you to enjoy.   https://soundcloud.com/jeanjohnsonclarinettist/miklos-rozsa-sonatina-for-clarinet-solo-live https://soundcloud.com/jeanjohnsonclarinettist/sets/concerto-in-a-k-622-wa-mozart-jean-johnson-clarinet   GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 43 – Table Of Contents 3.22 Beginnings... 10.45 Moving to university. 15.34 Onward to Indiana and tutoring whilst undertaking a masters degree. 22.08 The audition that never was. 28.07 Moving to Scotland. 32.12 Metamorphoses. 42.55 Dealing with a pandemic as a musician. 48.28 Getting into live streaming. Learn more about Jean Johnson by following these links. Jean's website can be found HERE Jean on Facebook Jean's ensemble Metamorphoses on Facebook Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

Many Are Called....Few Are Chosen! Many Would Love A Career As A Composer In Film & TV But Few Actually Make It. This Podcast Features Composer Phil Curran Who Has Broken Into This Magical Musical World. Have you ever listened to the music at the movies or when watching a TV show and thought "I'd love to do that"...well so have thousands of other people, however, it's easy to dream but not so easy to actually realise your dreams. In this podcast interview, Philip Curran talks candidly with Ged Brockie about the challenges presented in becoming a film and TV composer. Philip talks about his early dreams, how he advanced into the arena and then set himself up as a composer who can actually support himself and family through writing music for screen.  A wonderfully positive and likable man, Phil continues to grow his musical talent and writing skills and will undoubtedly be one to look out for in the years ahead. Here is a video from the BBC featuring a short interview with Phil. Here Are The Full Tracks That Are Featured In The Podcast Interview With Phil Curran for you to enjoy. TWO PLAYER https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Two-Player.mp3 EDGE OF THE HORIZON https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Edge-Of-The-Horizon-P.Curran.mp3 DENGAN BASIKAL AKU MENJELAJAH - OPENING TITLES https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Dengan-Basikal-Aku-Menjelajah-3-Opening-Titles.mp3 THE ANCIENT SILK ROAD https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/05-The-Ancient-Silk-Road.mp3 THE HIMALAYAS https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/01-The-Himalayas.mp3   Philip Curran's DAW and studio setup GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 42 – Table Of Contents 3.07 Initial steps of getting into film scoring. 10.55 Landing that first gig. 19.52 Moving from part time to full time as a composer. 26.04 Landing a BBC series. 40.51 The tools needed to score music. 44.09 Money matters... 54.01 Do you still love it as much as when it was just a dream? Learn more about Philip Curran by following these links. Phil's website can be found HERE Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

We are just starting to come out of one of the strangest times that any of us will possibly ever face with the Covid 19 pandemic. Ged Brockie of GMI talks with up and coming guitar maestro Honza Kourimsky about being a musician in these lock down days. Honza Kourimsky in action leading one of his many bands Most people agree that it is a hard life being a musician. Doing something you love for at times not a lot of money. Add on to that the fact that music scenes are witnessing a contraction in places to play live music and a general public's view in many cases that somehow "music should be free" makes it even tougher; and then we added Covid-19 to the pot!!! Honza Kourimsky is an exciting and in demand young guitarist who has been active in creating several bands and opportunities for musicians in his currently adopted land of residence Scotland. Ged Brockie talks with Honza about the opportunities he's created and asks how the lock down has affected his work and the work of those around them in terms of the bands and live performance opportunities. Honza Kourimsky in various action shots including with his band "Jimi Get Your Funk On". GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 41 – Table Of Contents 2.58 How are you feeling about lock down?5.24 Have new work opportunities presented themselves because of lock down?9.39 How have you gone about creating a career in music? 14.18 What projects are you currently involved with?25.12 Devising and writing new courses and becoming an author. 30.40 Writing musicals!34.23 Advice on getting through lock down as a musician. Learn more about Honza by following these links. Look out for Honza's band Jimi Get Your Funk On, listen to the music and see when they're next performing. Connect with Honza by subscribing to his Youtube channel.  Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

Have you ever considered or even thought about community guitar groups? In this podcast, Chris Dixon explains his journey to creating more than just a one on one teaching practice. Chris in action with a group of local guitar players Ever felt that one to one tuition, whilst the best way to teach guitar, or indeed any instrument is a bit...well, sort of isolated? Would it not be great to actually take this and make it into something that feels and is a bit bigger with regards the other teachers and artistic people in your community? Chris Dixon from East Lothian in Scotland has done just that. Chris has taken his one to one guitar teaching practice and developed it into a community group and by reaching out to other players and those involved with the arts has created something that is much more connected. Chris also talks about his jet setting early years, how he got into guitar in the first place and how he views guitar tuition and the relevance of community action in music! GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Chris with a student in one to one mode Podcast Ep 40 – Table Of Contents 1.25 Chris's early life and musical background and education.7.07 Opportunity knocks as Chris is asked to head up a musical school's guitar provision.9.30 Creating the East Lothian Community Guitar group. 12.05 How the community guitar group has connected with other groups across the local area.14.44 Where to look for bigger premises without breaking the bank. 20.55 How much does it cost to set up a community guitar or music group?27.52 Do community organisations need to be not for profit, basically charities?25.53 What gear and technical equipment is needed and what is Chris's setup?29.24 Costings and the difference between community group prices and private tuition. Learn more about Chris by following these links. Book a lesson with Chris at the East Lothian Guitar Lesson's website Connect with Chris and other guitarists at the East Lothian Guitar Lessons Facebook page.  Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

Ged Brockie Of GMI Discusses The Incredible Piece Of Guitar Software That No Guitarist Should Be Without Called "Neck Diagrams" With It's Creator Justin Dolezy. The three packages available from Neck Diagrams We've all done it. Grabbed and scribbled down a bunch of lines and created our own chord boxes to then remember the latest and best chord, scale or arpeggio. Perhaps it was a bunch of chords for a song. You would think that there would be a plethora of quality software out there that could help you create beautiful images that you could easily share...but you'd be wrong. Justin Dolezy created the company Neck Diagrams over ten years ago and in that time, his software is the "go too" piece of digital kit that guitarists use to create stunning fret board images. Hot on the heels of our review of the latest incarnation of the software ND2, Ged Brockie discusses all things music, guitar and delves (lightly) into the world of programming. Justin discusses just what it takes to get a program like this up, running and out there to the guitar public at large. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 39 – Table Of Contents 2.43 Justin's background in music, music education and guitar playing.14.25 When the idea of ND came about.17.16 The programming language used. 18.10 The initial coding and challenges.19.45 The original ND 1 logo...the two dudes!21.40 The reception to ND 1.27.52 The amount of new code needed for ND 2.28.37 The role of the Neck Diagram Community in developing the program.34.04 The future of ND.

Jamie Akers Has Realised A Dazzling Career As A Multi-Instrumentalist Of Historical Stringed Instruments Including Early 19th Century Guitars, Lutes and The Amazing Theorbo. Ged Brockie Of GMI Find Out More About This Fascinating Musician & His Instruments. Jamie in action with the Theorbo. Note, the instruments goes higher than the top of the image! Once the instrument of choice for those with plucked string leaning, the Lute is now a distant second to the guitar in terms of popularity. This is unfortunate as it's beautiful sound and aesthetic should mean that it gets a lot more attention than it does. Jamie Akers has worked with just about every major orchestra in the UK, recorded for film, taught across Europe and performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the UK and beyond. Ged Brockie delves into, or at least talks about medieval instruments and later examples of stringed instrument history with Jamie as well as questioning him about the an instrument that he owns which you can see in the above image which is called the Theorbo. DO YOU HAVE ALEXA? ASK ALEXA TO PLAY THE GMI PODCAST Simply say “Alexa, open G. M. I. Guitar Music Institute” or “Alexa, start G. M. I. Guitar Music Institute" and you'll immediately be taken to the GMI podcast. You can find out all about the other commands by following the link from GMI - Guitar & Music Institute on ALEXA. If you enjoy the GMI podcasts then please leave a five star on our GoVocal link. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 38 – Table Of Contents 2.22 Exactly what is it that Jamie does?4.21 Discussion about the Theorbo.11.57 The other instruments that Jamie plays including his many Lutes. 24.47 Performing at Festivals around Europe.25.55 The role of early music instruments regarding accompaniment for singers.28.49 Recording for Hollywood films scores.39.57 Teaching at home and abroad. Video Material A selection of Jamie's performances from Youtube Another example of Jamie in performance. Links To Jamie's Website & Youtube Channel Learn more about Jamie's musical work by following these links. Jamie Akers' website at Jamie Akers. Watch, listen and enjoy Jamie's performances on the Jamie Akers Youtube channel. Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

Haftor Medboe is a highly regarded Scottish based composer, guitarist and educator. In this podcast interview, Ged Brockie of GMI discusses these areas of his work but also finds out about his new music label, Copperfly. Wonderfully evocative image of Haftor in performance Anyone who has had any dealings with the Scottish jazz scene will no doubt have come across Haftor Medboe. Haftor has been at the forefront of many new musical ventures over the years, not least his work with Napier universities yearly jazz summer school. What Haftor is now embarking on is a new music label. Creating a record label in the current digital world may sound fanciful, however, there is a twist. In this interview, Ged Brockie discusses Haftor's new plans as well as exploring his musical background, vision and direction. DO YOU HAVE ALEXA? ASK ALEXA TO PLAY THE GMI PODCAST Simply say “Alexa, open G. M. I. Guitar Music Institute” or “Alexa, start G. M. I. Guitar Music Institute" and you'll immediately be taken to the GMI podcast. You can find out all about the other commands by following the link from GMI - Guitar & Music Institute on ALEXA. If you enjoy the GMI podcasts then please leave a five star on our GoVocal link. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 37 – Table Of Contents 1.55 What is an "associate professor"?.3.12 Life and times.5.34 Discussing the old trope around Scandinavian musicians. 15.08 The backing of Norwegian arts by their government.20.12 Latest recording and work.23.54 Copperfly, a new record label.37.45 The Scottish Jazz Archive.46.25 The Napier Jazz Summer School. Video Material A selection of Haftor's music from Youtube Links To Haftor's Various Projects To find out more about Haftor's musical projects click on the following links. The Haftor Medboe website at Haftor Medboe. A detailed biography about Haftor can be found at the Napier University website. The new Copperfly label website is currently in beta. The Scottish Jazz Archive. Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

Tom Lippincott is a highly respected professional guitarist based in Florida, USA. This interview was meant to be broad ranging, however, Tom's eight string guitar (yes you read that correctly) took up almost the entire show! One thing that non-musicians should understand is that the world is full of great musicians, however, very few can actually claim to make a living from predominantly playing music. This podcast interview is with one such musician Tom Lippincott. Tom is an incredibly accomplished musician who also teaches guitar. Just take a look at one of his many Youtube video lessons (link below) and you'll immediately be struck by his knowledge and ability to clearly communicate his message. As the headline notes, this interview didn't get much past Tom's eight string guitar but we are hopeful that we can talk with Tom again in the near future as there is a lot more to discuss! DO YOU HAVE ALEXA? ASK ALEXA TO PLAY THE GMI PODCAST Simply say “Alexa, open G. M. I. Guitar Music Institute” or “Alexa, start G. M. I. Guitar Music Institute" and you'll immediately be taken to the GMI podcast. You can find out all about the other commands by following the link from GMI - Guitar & Music Institute on ALEXA. If you enjoy the GMI podcasts then please leave a five star on our GoVocal link. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 36 – Table Of Contents 2.50 Opening remarks about Tom's eight string guitar.9.35 Finding a guitar luthier to make the instrument.13.12 Why so many knobs on the guitar?19.35 What is the tuning of the eight string guitar?31.01 Discussing the George Van Esps guitar methods.37.12 Tom's story of actually picking up the guitar from the guitar maker.41.48 Getting used to the bigger neck.46.12 Confessions of a stupid guitar player.50.50 Why is quartal harmony not more "mainstream"? Video Material Just two examples of Tom from Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9_lpgGIB-U Tom playing his eight string guitar Tom on eight string and Steve on seven string. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5dyHX6QXT4 Performing "All The Things You Are" with Steve Herberman on 7 string guitar Links To Tom Lippincott Interested in getting to know about Tom's work? Please follow the links below. Tom's website can be found at Tom Lippincott A large range of Tom's guitar tuition can be found on the "Mike's Master Classes" on Youtube. Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

It's a fast changing world out there and the effects of the digital revolution are all around. In the world of guitar there are many new success stories, one of which is Guitareo led by guitarist Nate Savage. There is a lot of choice out there when it comes to learning to play guitar, however, some website and offerings stand out from the crowd and Guitareo is definitely one online guitar resource worth looking at. More than just a bunch of videos, it crucially, offers a community learning experience far beyond the usual guitar Youtube experience. Guitareo is part of a larger organisation that also offers tuition in drums and the piano to name just two other elements. Find out what this excellent resource is all about and the person who heads up the guitar tuition side of things in this podcast. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 35 – Table Of Contents 2.58 Nate discusses the beginning of Guitareo.5.02 Guitareo's structure and tweaking for the guitar market.5.18 Addressing the five main areas within the latest 26 week guitar course.7.12 The core group that Guitareo addresses.7.30 Nate discusses the various other courses available.8.25 Discussing Guitareo's Youtube channel.10.16 Getting the video's out to the people that will really use them.12.04 Interaction with the student's is what helps Guitareo stand out.13.30 Nate's own musical progression.16.56 How content is created for the company.18.38 What you get for a paid guitar tuition course. 21.16 Is the guitar tuition online market saturated? Video Material Nate in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bULnYSWNPE Here is another fine example of Guitareo video tuition material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUfqtggenDE There are so many videos that we could show, however, we hope that you get the idea as we could embed hundreds of videos from Guitareo. Best this is to click the link below and visit the Guitareo website or Youtube channel and sample for yourself. Links To Guitareo Interested in knowing more about Guitareo? Please follow the links below. Check out the rather funky Guitareo website! With nearly half a million subscribers, don't miss out on the Guitareo Youtube channel. Here is the Guitareo Instagram account. And if you are a FB user, here is the Guitareo Facebook page. Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we have another lined up and it will be appearing soon. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI - Guitar and Music Institute podcasts.

Download the Tercelvoice Skate video Teaser - just 6.2 MegDownload In September 2017, Andy Squires was interviewed for GMI's "Musician's Moving Online" series (episode 20) as Andy planned the release of his first album under the name TercelVoice. Fifteen months later, we hear how his first release has fared and what advice he has for other singer songwriters. If you are a singer/songwriter, or indeed any kind of musician who is thinking about releasing a recording and well, you're just not sure if you should do it then you need to listen to this podcast from GMI with Andy Squires. Andy's positive attitude shines through and his true story of what has happened to him over the course of one year just shines through. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 34 – Table Of Contents 2.38 Andy explains the background to the album release.4.28 Gigging the album locally in the north of England.6.18 Making use of contacts - BBC Introducing.7.52 Sending the album out and getting a response - 248k views!12.40 Making use of Facebook ads.14.16 The various download sites that TercelVoice is available on.17.01 Getting a vinyl record made.24.36 Q&A on the process.32.01 Paid radio promotion?41.11 When does recording the second album begin? Video Material TercelVoice promo video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbRvxiqNJI "Angel" by TercelVoice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=204oeDLvIIs Links To TercelVoice Here is a collection of handy links to Andy's various online resources, enjoy! Andy's website can be found here Andy Squire's website TercelVoice You can also listen to lots of Andy's content on his Soundcloud page. Finally, the TercelVoice CDBaby page. TercelVoice on Bandcamp. That wraps up this podcast but we'll be back soon with another. If you enjoyed this podcast, then please check out all our other GMI podcasts which can be found HERE.