My guest for this episode is Andy Kozar.

Andy is a groundbreaker. Andy started his career with dreams of becoming an orchestral player, but while studying at the Eastman School of Music, Andy was bitten by the new music bug. Since then, Andy has become a prominent voice in both the performance and composition of contemporary music. As a faculty member at the Longy School of Music, Andy is opening the ears and minds of a new generation of musicians, and his new book Response is his contribution to making trumpet playing a little bit easier for us all.

Check out what Andy has to say about growing up in Pittsburgh, his introduction to the world of new music, the dichotomy of new music, developing the skills to play new music, how to learn more about new music, being and educator, finding your path, the joys of playing standard repertoire, the importance of having varied tastes, the inspirations for his book Response, different approaches to learning and teaching, what makes a great pedagogue, and so much more!

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin!

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Check out Andy’s book Response: A Guide to an Easier Way of Trumpet Playing: http://www.andykozar.com/response.html

Get into some new music with A Few Kites: Music for Trumpet and Electronics: https://andykozar.bandcamp.com/album/a-few-kites

Get the lowdown on Andy’s ensemble loadbang: www.loadbang.com

Learn about the Longy School of Music of Bard College: www.longy.edu

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00:00:00 Intro

00:03:38 Growing up in Pittsburgh

00:07:27 His introduction to the world of new music

00:16:36 The dichotomy of new music

00:21:05 Developing the skills to play new music

00:30:24 How to learn more about new music

00:33:11 Being and educator

00:39:42 Finding your path

00:42:49 The joys of playing standard repertoire

00:46:06 The importance of having varied tastes

00:48:13 The inspirations for his book Response

00:55:10 Different approaches to learning and teaching

00:57:58 What makes a great pedagogue

01:00:41 Go Practice

01:08:11 Sound Off

01:11:21 Geared Up

01:18:45 Rapid Fire Round