TEM104: Dr. John Parks Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM104: Dr. John Parks Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Dr. John Parks quotes from TEM103.

Quotes:

  • "I wasn't good at this thing, and I wasn't good at this thing, and I was kind of good at this thing and then realized it was really hard. So instead of quitting, I just decided, 'I'm gonna practice my butt off'. And so I did and I started getting a lot better and then I started getting addicted to being better."

  • "I think the goal for every teacher is to teach your students to be their own teacher and there's no better way to do that than by listening to recordings of yourself. It's always humbling. No matter how well you are playing, it's always humbling because it never lies to you.”

  • "We've recorded several CD's of the percussion ensemble and it's amazing. We get in there to record and the red light goes on and they don't even flinch. You can take really good guys and put them in a recording situation and say you're rolling and all of sudden they (are freaking out.)"

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

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

Produced by Joey Santillo

TEM103: Dr. John W. Parks IV on building a professional recording studio from scratch, being addicted to getting better and pushing boundaries within a traditional job

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TEM103: Dr. John W. Parks IV on building a professional recording studio from scratch, being addicted to getting better and pushing boundaries within a traditional job

Percussionist John Parks talks about the innovative recording studio he has built for the use of his studio at Florida State University.

What You'll Learn:

  • How John went from being a piano major in college to being one of the world's best known percussion professor

  • How he got "addicted" to getting better and how that fueled his rise in the business

  • John talks about the incredible recording studio he has built at Florida State and how he learned just about everything about building it and setting it up through asking questions in forums

  • How this recording studio has enabled a number of his students to start businesses offering pre-screening audition recordings for other students

  • Why and how John formed an LLC

  • What you need to start a recording studio (and it's probably less than you think)

  • How they have progressed to making video

  • The entrepreneurial skills his students have learned through experiencing this recording project

  • A resource John would recommend for young musical entrepreneurs

Links:

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

Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter! Sign up to receive a free copy of 7 Things I Learned from the First 100 Episodes of TEM.

1. Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. Help me get to my goal of 50 ratings at iTunes (I'm really close!) by leaving a rating and review.

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

Produced by Joey Santillo for Pedal Note Media