The Musician's Toolbox

Angela and Andrew
The Musician's Toolbox

The vision of Musician’s Toolbox is to equip musicians with the information, inspiration, and imagination to pursue and achieve a career in music by finding professionals in the industry, interviewing them, and exposing listeners to all facets of musician life. Additionally, we will showcase contemporary composers to further listeners’ understanding and appreciation for contemporary music.

  1. 26/03/2021

    026 Mini Episode: Motivating yourself out of RUTS

    Is anyone else out there feeling a little sluggish or unmotivated? Well, me too.    It’s that time of year: students are finishing up school, parents are working hard to take off that summer vacation, and grandparents are looking for new things to do with their time.    It seems as though everyone is just ready for SUMMER.    Something to reach to. Something to fall on. Someone to talk to.    As fellow musicians, we are are getting ready to take a break from our pieces, and start nourishing the other aspects of our life other than music that we might have been neglecting.    So, how do you do it? Do want to know how to motivate yourself out of that RUT? Well, Angela and I gained so much insight learning from the guests who joined us, and fortunately they are all professionals in the music or counseling industries… and we want to share it with you. Go check out most recent episode to learn for yourself. Let us know what you think! P.S. if one of our guests said something particularly interesting to you, feel free to check out their FULL interview below! 👇 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:36 Cindy Bezas 5:48 John Delony 8:52 Kimberlee Dray 10:30 Josh Wright 11:00 Lori Miller 13:56 Mike McClellan 15:08 Xochitl Tafoya 17:20 Ben Britton 18:53 Rachel Galvin 21:42 Outro Links to the FULL Interviews: John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s Our MEGALINK to EVERYTHING: https://linktr.ee/themusicianstoolbox Email: themusicianstoolboxpodcast@gmail.com P.S. We would LOVE a Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/themusicianstoolbox ^this link is also the one where you can support us through a donation^

    22 min
  2. 19/03/2021

    025 Mini Episode: 2020 Reflections

    What did YOU learn from 2020? John Dewey said, “We do not learn from our experiences… We learn from reflecting on experience.” If we do not reflect on the hard times in life, there is a good chance we will forget those lessons, and we will have tor re-experience those trials. That is why we study history right? Well today, we wanted to dive into what some people have learned from the roller coaster of a year, 2020. We would LOVE to hear about what you have learned in the comments below. Enjoy the episode! P.S. if one of our guests said something particularly interesting to you, feel free to check out their FULL interview below! 👇 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:36 Cindy Bezas 5:15 John Delony 6:09 Kimberlee Dray 8:28 Josh Wright 10:04 Lori Miller 12:03 Mike McClellan 13:00 Xochitl Tafoya 16:06 Ben Britton 18:08 Rachel Galvin 21:17 Outro Links to the FULL Interviews: John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s Our MEGALINK to EVERYTHING: https://linktr.ee/themusicianstoolbox Email: themusicianstoolboxpodcast@gmail.com P.S. We would LOVE a Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/themusicianstoolbox ^this link is also the one where you can support us through a donation^

    22 min
  3. 12/03/2021

    024 Mini Episode: All. About. STRESS.

    STRESS! For some people it's taboo, and others are in denial about feeling it. From our conversations with these professionals, we have come to realize that stress MANAGEMENT has a negative connotation. Managers have this bossy stereotype described as: you do this, go get that for me, make these copies! Have you heard this before? Is there a better description with how to cope with stress? YES -- STRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. As musicians, we need to be in a good mental state to effectively share music with others, and in this rapid fire mini episode, we hope that you learn the tools to efficiently cope and acknowledge stress. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:36 Cindy Bezas 4:50 John Delony 6:41 Kimberlee Dray 7:11 Josh Wright 9:15 Lori Miller 12:07 Mike McClellan 12:57 Xochitl Tafoya 14:17 Ben Britton 15:53 Rachel Galvin 18:52 Outro Links to the FULL Interviews: John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s Our MEGALINK to EVERYTHING: https://linktr.ee/themusicianstoolbox Email: themusicianstoolboxpodcast@gmail.com P.S. We would LOVE a Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/themusicianstoolbox ^this link is also the one where you can support us through a donation^

    20 min
  4. 05/03/2021

    023 Mini Episode: How to Manage your TIME

    WOW! This season has gone by SO FAST! We are so grateful to all of these wonderful guests who have joined us this season. Here at The Musician's Toolbox, we have enjoyed hearing about comparisons, maintaining good mental standing, self-transformation, music production, composing, teaching online, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Just like last season, for the month of March we will be celebrating this season by showcasing never-before-seen answers to popular questions. In this rapid fire mini episode we will be learning all about TIME MANAGEMENT. It is almost spring, so everyone is itching to clean, and get everything ready for summer. So by studying time management, we can examine what we do during our day, and see what we can take out or put in. We hope you gain new insights, and let us know what you learn!!! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:36 Cindy Bezas 5:17 John Delony 6:03 Kimberlee Dray 7:15 Josh Wright 8:00 Lori Miller 9:14 Mike McClellan 10:04 Xochitl Tafoya 12:38 Ben Britton 13:59 Rachel Galvin 14:56 Outro Our MEGALINK to EVERYTHING: https://linktr.ee/themusicianstoolbox Email: themusicianstoolboxpodcast@gmail.com P.S. We would LOVE a Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/themusicianstoolbox ^this link is also the one where you can support us through a donation^ Links to the FULL Interviews: John Delony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1shaz33K14&t=2s Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa67Sm6RcM&t=1096s Kimberlee Dray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2b5GN7veY&t=1s Lori Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPdZ0e7bME Mike McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL4EWqb0gE Ben Britton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uP7R4h08g&t=1s Cindy Bezas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wah2xucQbew&t=1s Xochitl Tafoya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQq9sUYbTw&t=2157s Rachel Galvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9K4UvDUfhs&t=1s

    16 min

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The vision of Musician’s Toolbox is to equip musicians with the information, inspiration, and imagination to pursue and achieve a career in music by finding professionals in the industry, interviewing them, and exposing listeners to all facets of musician life. Additionally, we will showcase contemporary composers to further listeners’ understanding and appreciation for contemporary music.

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