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It's not about getting the gig, it's about enjoying it. Tanner Guss interviews joyful artists and health experts on wellness and mental health for musicians. Whether you're a gigging musician, a music educator, or (like Tanner when this started) a burnt out music major, you deserve a happy, healthy relationship with music. New episodes every Monday.

The Happy Musicians Podcast Tanner Guss

    • Muziek

It's not about getting the gig, it's about enjoying it. Tanner Guss interviews joyful artists and health experts on wellness and mental health for musicians. Whether you're a gigging musician, a music educator, or (like Tanner when this started) a burnt out music major, you deserve a happy, healthy relationship with music. New episodes every Monday.

    Matt Guss: This is the Final Episode and it's a Dad Talk

    Matt Guss: This is the Final Episode and it's a Dad Talk

    How to go from amateur/hobby/"not a real" musician to someone with a deep connect with making sound. Thank you to every single person who has listened to this show over the years. I'm so proud of what we've learned together. Here's to whatever comes next.

    • 2 uur 2 min.
    Elma Linz Kanefield: Lessons From 35 Years of Psychotherapy Exclusively for NYC Performing Artists

    Elma Linz Kanefield: Lessons From 35 Years of Psychotherapy Exclusively for NYC Performing Artists

    For over 35 years Elma Linz Kanefield has worked with performing artists as a psychotherapist and life coach and has one of the only private practices exclusively for them in the country. In 1986, she founded the Juilliard School's Counseling Service. Recently, she released her findings in Hamlet's Mirror a workbook for "reaching your performance potential onstage and off". It is the greatest mental health resource for artists I've ever found.
     
    Hamlet's mirror: https://www.elmalinzkanefield.com/hamlets-mirror
    Finding Frances: https://www.youtube.com/@FindingFrancesBand
    Scotland (featured song): https://open.spotify.com/track/3fy6TrOb7U8HKGBWufaGbe?si=7bbb187ec9ce4b27

    • 1 u. 6 min.
    It's Not About Getting The Gig... But Here's How I Get All of Mine

    It's Not About Getting The Gig... But Here's How I Get All of Mine

    There's a wholesome way to get meaningful, fulfilling gigs. I'm talking about the best kinds of gigs. The ones you're so excited about you'd go to even if you weren't playing. The best part is there is no networking, sitting in, or jams sessions involved. 
    If you enjoyed this episode definitely listen to the Trumpet Mafia episode for ideas on group practice and Ep. 80 for help connecting with potential mentors.

    • 36 min.
    Brent Wallarab – More Than a Trombone Solo: Rediscovering Our Self Worth

    Brent Wallarab – More Than a Trombone Solo: Rediscovering Our Self Worth

    (REPOST) Brent Wallarab – acclaimed arranger and composer – joins me to discuss walking away from the trombone, making relationships work, rediscovering his self worth, and the expectations we tend to have as musicians that lead to misery.

    • 52 min.
    Bethany Robinson: Vulnerable Education, Avoiding Band Room Status Games, & Work Life Balance Woes

    Bethany Robinson: Vulnerable Education, Avoiding Band Room Status Games, & Work Life Balance Woes

    Bethany Robinson–award winning high school band director and bassist–on building a wholesome band room culture. She built her program from 1 to *checks notes* 6 freakin’ jazz bands: she knows her stuff! What do students think makes a good teacher? How do you stay humble and curious as an educator? How do you avoid status games in a program with 6 bands? We also discuss work life balance and why education matters in light of Bethany’s recent battle with cancer. 

    • 1 u. 2 min.
    Making Real Friendships With The Musicians You Admire & Want To Play With

    Making Real Friendships With The Musicians You Admire & Want To Play With

    If you've found musicians who you resonate with on the deepest level, you also know it can be intimidating to approach them. It's easy to feel unworthy of their time, attention, and friendship. These are our creative heroes after all! Why should they care about little old us? What could we possibly have to offer? If I could just practice enough then we could be friends... If any of that sounds familiar this episode is for you!

    Journal Prompts
    1. All Musicians Are Nerds

    What are the musicians I want work with nerdy about? Am I nerdy about that too?
    2. Focus On Giving

    How can you be of service to the musicians you look up to and want to work with?
    3. Show Up and Be Patient

    Where are these musicians and what are they doing? Are you showing up?

    • 30 min.

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