TEM168: Founding a youth orchestra when you're still young enough to play in one: A conversation with Marquise Bradley

Marquise Bradley is the co-founder of the Center City Chamber Orchestra and Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.

What You'll Learn:

• Where Marquise and his friends got the idea to start the Center City Chamber Orchestra
• What gave them the follow-through to execute such a big idea
• The biggest challenge moving forward for the organization
• His thoughts on how we can make the classical music concert going experience more inclusive
• What his reaction was when it was pointed out to him at a young man that most people in a symphony orchestra don't look like him

Links:

• Instagram: @marq.bradley
• His Facebook
• Instagram: @cccorch
• CCCO's Facebook

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

1. Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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TEM167: It's all about frequency (TEM Short)

"Habits form based on frequency, not time."

—James Clear from his new book, Atomic Habits

What You'll Learn:

• The power of identity
• The benefits of easily attainable goals like doing one push-up a day
• Why frequency of a habit is much more important than total time spent
• A lesson we've all learned in the practice room that applies to everything in life

Links:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

1. Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes

TEM166: Booking a $25K tour and building lifelong connections with fans through house concerts: A conversation with Shannon Curtis

Shannon Curtis is an artist and the author of No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour.

What You’ll Learn:

• How Shannon booked her first ever house concert
• How she initially used house concerts to fill in dates on her tours which were usually heavier on weekends and lighter during the week
• Why house concerts lead to meaningful and long-lasting connections with your fans
• The success of her pop-up stores at house concerts
• The importance of having an email list and why newsletters are so important
• Why she decided to self-publish her book

Links:

• No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour by Shannon Curtis
• shannoncurtis.net
• Misfit Stars
• Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

1. Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes