Finding your societal role and calling in music w/

"Being a musician can sometimes feel selfish, but it is not selfish if you're fulfilling a societal role"
- Evan Taucher
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Resources mentioned during the conversation:
Matthew Hinsley of Austin Classical Guitar (in reference to Classical Guitar For Young People): austinclassicalguitar.org/mat...
Vijay Meunier: vijayguitar.com/
Nathan Bredeson: nathanbredeson.ca/
Ali Abdaal: / @aliabdaal
Evan's compositions:
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Wearing multiple hats: musician, business owner, teacher, etc
4:02 In person lessons vs online, 1-1 vs group lessons
11:48 The problem with the online course era
15:41 The value and the problem with social media
20:44 Entertaining vs educational content
23:42 How to set priorities
28:29 Brand partnerships, D'addario
29:31 Setting deadlines
33:55 How the different aspects of music affect each other,
37:47 Finding your societal role and calling

[@beatrixguitar]

Hope you enjoyed this episode! I recorded with a completely new setup, so I didn't plig the mic transmitter all the way in, that's why you have this audio quality unfortunately. Next episodes will sound better. If you want to support a dumdum to hire people who can help, please check out my patreon 🥴: www.patreon.com/beatrixguitar

[@Sorhands]

I am listening to this while waiting for a student to show LOL thanks for making this 😄

[@beatrixguitar]

Hahaha cool!

[@philltadman]

Oh Sheet - what a great name for a podcast! Really enjoyed your chat, looking forward to more.

[@beatrixguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it! I’m really happy with the name of it too 😀

[@noelpokorny2720]

Amazing podcast! Thank you both for this experience, Im looking forward to the next episode!🎸

[@beatrixguitar]

Thanks for listening!!

[@JoshGUITARofolo]

Fantastic work, Beatrix! Love the podcast.

[@beatrixguitar]

Thank you so much! Although I’m nearly not as pro as you! Can’t wait to see more of your podcasts. 😁

[@bassholic705]

Great stuff! Full of insights. Already subbed to Evan, and I have the feeling I'll discover a ton of other artists through your podcast!

[@beatrixguitar]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, I’m sure you gonna like Evan’s channel a lot

[@NocturneGQ]

🎉 congratulations on the new podcast 🎸 can we start a petition for Apple to make a classical guitar emoji?! X

[@beatrixguitar]

Haha we need one right???

[@Nosnehp]

Congratulations on your first podcast. This was an interesting conversation. I understand you can’t always control the environment you are recording in, so this is just a friendly critique because I want you to be successful. With that being said, be mindful of the room and how it reverberates the voices of each person. This video has what I can only describe as a echo from acoustics in the room. It’s not terrible, but it could be better. I’ll be looking forward to your future podcasts. Have a great day!

[@beatrixguitar]

You’re absolutely right, unfortunately the mics I intended using weren’t working so I had to use the sound of a shotgun mic which was quite far from us and badly positioned 🫠😅🫠 next one in 2 weeks gonna sound better!

[@Nosnehp]

@@beatrixguitar I’m sure you will work out the bugs. 😁

[@vagamorneval8451]

thanks.

[@beatrixguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidnorton2642]

Very good presentation!

[@beatrixguitar]

Thank you kindly!

[@henriquearroxelas1510]

Great video. Beatrix, invite Fábio Lima, a brazilian classical guitarrist, he's an amazing player (and person).

[@saularce7957]

You both brought up a very particular problem that people who offer teaching classes in KZbin create for someone like me who is just trying to learn by having a structured guitar learning method. There are so many people in KZbin that overwhelmed this platform and social media with so much information that only makes you feel undecided/hesitant/insecure on who to pick and make you question if you made the right choice. You don’t know who would be the best choice for you. Just like those “Tuning” apps; there are so many of them, and you can’t try each one because that’s gonna cost you a lot of money. I’m 59 y/o and I’ve been taking classes for five years, and sometimes I feel like I’m not where i need to be compared to other people and I feel like I should just give up. But I’m trying.

[@beatrixguitar]

I hear you, it's a challenging topic. I guess having some kind of teacher degree has to mean something even nowadays, because many players might be good, but that doesn't mean that they are suitable teachers. What I would recommend to avoid is people who say "do this" or "do that", and look for people who explaing the main concept and teach you how to tie that concept on your own body and needs. But most importantly, I learnt that the only person we should compare ourselves to is who we were yesterday. Improving little by little, day by day is the way.

[@mer1red]

Yes, social media is a nice thing but you often don't know if someone is proficient enough. A million followers, views or subscribers says nothing, on the contrary. To be honest, good online teachers are a minority. One possibility is: start with books and/or lessons in a local official (not a commercial or private) music school. Inform yourself about which methods and manuals are most popular in such a school or even university. Or take a master performer that you like and search if he/she has published educational material. This allows you to have some reference information about what is good and what not. Then you can notice very quickly if an online teacher is worth it. I had many teachers, some of them turned out to be not proficient. That's a part of the game. Unlike the piano, violin etc, the guitar is an instrument that requires a lot of experimentation, trial and error to find your personal path. Sometimes you have to take a step back and adapt/relearn something you do.

[@user-ub4xb2eg7t]

❤

[@paulysguitarjournal]

Okay podcast. Terrible name.

[@evantaucher]

It was a pleasure to share this conversation with you!! Thanks for having me on 🧵

[@beatrixguitar]

Thanks for joining me! Once I get a big fancy production we have to repeat! 😁

[@evantaucher]

Anytime :) @@beatrixguitar

[@A.P.I.-2bon2b]

❤ Refreshing and enjoying the Green Room 🎉 with Pros on Topic. REALITY BYTES (how it all fits together) Thank you Beatrix, excellent!

[@beatrixguitar]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'll be back with a new episode in 2 weeks :)