Practice efficiency, finding opportunities, and leading youth orchestras with Maestro Jacob Joyce

The Confident Musicianing Podcast

This week's episode is a real treat because we are talking with the one-and-only Maestro Jacob Joyce! Maesto is a world-renowned conductor, working with orchestras including Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, the London Symphony, the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, and many more!
In the episode, we dive into:

• The power of networking 💪
• Making a change in your music career (Maestro went from violin to conducting!) 🎻
• Managing studying both music and another degree at the same time (economics and music at Yale!) 📚
• The top things that young musicians can focus on in their career. 🎶
• How Maestro Joyce prepares for important auditions. 🏆
• And much more!

Join me as we chat with Maestro Jacob Joyce!
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This episode is available as a blog post! Click here to read.

Click here for Maestro's website.
Click here for Maestro's podcast: Attention to Detail, The Classical Listening Guide
Click here for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's website

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1. Practice efficiency, finding opportunities, and leading youth orchestras with Maestro Jacob Joyce (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:01)

3. Maestro's Networking Skills (00:02:18)

4. Making the switch from violin to conducting (00:08:08)

5. Studying Music AND Economics at Yale (00:12:52)

6. Finding a life outside of music (00:14:32)

7. How Maestro practices efficiently (00:18:28)

8. How Maestro prepares for auditions (00:25:34)

9. What Maestro wants us to focus on (00:31:29)

10. What Maestro and the Pittsburgh Symphony is up to (00:36:48)

11. About Maestro's podcast (00:40:14)

12. Where you can find Maestro online (00:42:38)

13. Last thoughts (00:43:32)