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In this episode, we talk to bassist and member of the Kansas City Symphony, Caleb Quillen about the psychological impacts of the orchestral audition process. We discuss the financial and emotional insecurities that many musicians face in addition to the pressures of the audition and assert the importance of mindfulness both in the practice room and the audition room. Caleb leaves us with some food for thought on the symbiotic relationship between understanding ourselves and understanding music.  Caleb's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnugkDMhF4  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creative-baggage/support

In this episode, we talk to bassist and member of the Kansas City Symphony, Caleb Quillen about the psychological impacts of the orchestral audition process. We discuss the financial and emotional insecurities that many musicians face in addition to the pressures of the audition and assert the importance of mindfulness both in the practice room and the audition room. Caleb leaves us with some food for thought on the symbiotic relationship between understanding ourselves and understanding music. Caleb's Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnugkDMhF4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnugkDMhF4</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/creative-baggage/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/creative-baggage/support</a>

No. 42: Mindfulness in Music (ft. Caleb Quillen)

I love talking with audiiton winners.   Learning about how they designed and implemented a long-term plan is fascinating.  What went right?  What went wrong?  How did they adjust course?  What did they do to get through the low points?  When did things start to click? That's what Caleb Quillen and I dig into on this episode. Caleb is the most recent addition to the bass section of the Kansas City Symphony.  He studied at New England Conservatory and Rice University prior to winning the Kansas City job. We talk about:  Caleb's long-term audiiton plan getting out of the "bass culture" when playing excerpts concept of cognitive shifting and mental replacement how running helped Caleb with auditioning managing frustration and discouragement in audiiton preparation  It was such fun connecting with Caleb and talking auditioning with him.  He and I had actually met years ago at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago when his high school orchestra performed.  Caleb was principal bassist of his orchestra and had a solo in a piece, and I went up to the stage and congratulated him after the performance.  Small world! More audition-related content:  previous audition winner conversations:  Robin Kesselman (Houston Symphony) Joe Conyers (Philadelphia Orchestra) Brandon McLean (Pittsburgh Symphony) Ian Hallas (Lyric Opera of Chicago)   Winning the Audition (podcast series)   Part 1 – Preparing for Audition Success  Part 2 – Practicing Techniques for Peak Auditions  Part 3 – Preparation Routines That Work  Part 4 – Sealing the Deal   Winning the Audition (the book!) Orchestra Excerpt Breakdown with John Grillo Opera Excerpt Breakdown with John Grillo  Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to your inbox! Learn how you can support the show at contrabassconversations.com/support   Thanks to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut. Enter the D’Addario strings giveaway for Contrabass Conversations listeners at contrabassconversations.com/strings! Hosting for Contrabass Conversations is provided by Bass Capos.  Bass Capos are an excellent choice for any bass player using or looking to implement a double bass extension. Easy to install and adjust, cheaper and more reliable than hand-built latches, also lighter and quicker in operation.

I love <a href="http://winningtheaudition.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">talking with audiiton winners</a>.   Learning about how they designed and implemented a long-term plan is fascinating.  What went right?  What went wrong?  How did they adjust course?  What did they do to get through the low points?  When did things start to click? That's what <a href="http://www.kcsymphony.org/ContentCtl/ViewAct/Musician/135" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Caleb Quillen</a> and I dig into on this episode. Caleb is the most recent addition to the bass section of the Kansas City Symphony.  He studied at New England Conservatory and Rice University prior to winning the Kansas City job. We talk about: <ul> <li>Caleb's long-term audiiton plan</li> <li>getting out of the "bass culture" when playing excerpts</li> <li>concept of cognitive shifting and mental replacement</li> <li>how running helped Caleb with auditioning</li> <li>managing frustration and discouragement in audiiton preparation</li> </ul> It was such fun connecting with Caleb and talking auditioning with him.  He and I had actually met years ago at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago when his high school orchestra performed.  Caleb was principal bassist of his orchestra and had a solo in a piece, and I went up to the stage and congratulated him after the performance.  Small world! More audition-related content: <ul> <li>previous audition winner conversations: <ul> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/05/23/cbc-215-robin-kesselman-audition-strategies-injury-recovery-bow-arm-practicing/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Robin Kesselman</a> (Houston Symphony)</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/05/02/cbc-209-joe-conyers-on-curtis-being-yourself-and-musical-entrepreneurship/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Conyers</a> (Philadelphia Orchestra)</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/06/13/cbc-221-brandon-mclean-audition-strategies/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brandon McLean</a> (Pittsburgh Symphony)</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/02/04/cbc-180-audition-winner-ian-hallas-lyric-opera-of-chicago/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ian Hallas</a> (Lyric Opera of Chicago)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Winning the Audition (podcast series) <ul> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/07/18/winning-audition-preparing-audition-success/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Part 1 – Preparing for Audition Success</a></li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/07/25/winning-audition-practicing-techniques-peak-auditions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Part 2 – Practicing Techniques for Peak Auditions</a></li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/08/01/preparation-routines-that-work/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Part 3 – Preparation Routines That Work</a></li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/08/08/winning-audition-4-sealing-deal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Part 4 – Sealing the Deal</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://winningtheaudition.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Winning the Audition</a> (the book!)</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2007/09/30/cbc-41-orchestral-excerpts-breakdown-with-john-grillo/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Orchestra Excerpt Breakdown</a> with John Grillo</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2008/02/02/cbc-62-opera-excerpt-breakdown-with-john-grillo/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Opera Excerpt Breakdown</a> with John Grillo</li> </ul> <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a> to get these interviews delivered to your inbox! Learn how you can support the show at <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contrabassconversations.com/support</a>   Thanks to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">D’Addario Strings</a>! Check out their <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zyex strings</a>, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut. Enter the D’Addario strings giveaway for Contrabass Conversations listeners at <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/strings" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">contrabassconversations.com/strings</a>! Hosting for Contrabass Conversations is provided by <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/basscapos" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bass Capos</a>.  Bass Capos are an excellent choice for any bass player using or looking to implement a double bass extension. Easy to install and adjust, cheaper and more reliable than hand-built latches, also lighter and quicker in operation.

290: Audition Winner Caleb Quillen