Episode #50: Julia Thurston
Hello and welcome back to the Dominic Brancazio Podcast, where we talk about all things classical music! In today’s episode, we’re joined by my good friend Julia Thurston. Julia is an Elementary Music Teacher at Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School and is a freelance horn player based out of Massachusetts. In today’s episode, we talk about ways musicians with a performance background can learn to become teachers and ways people can craft their own meaningful careers. We specifically go over Julia’s background, how she got into music, talk about what an accelerated post bachelor program is, how music can be a transferable skill into other fields, what it’s like to teach students of different ages, and we also discuss whether or not musicians have an obligation to teach.
If you would like to learn more about Julia, please check out the description below. This was so wonderful getting the chance to talk to Julia again in this episode. She is amazing person, a really good friend of mine from our undergraduate years, and she has so much wisdom to share in this talk. If you are a classical music performer, then at some point in time you are most likely going to have to teach others in some way. I believe it can be a really rewarding and fulfilling path to take in your career. If you interested in teaching, this will be a great episode to check out.
Before we dive into the episode, I want to thank everyone who has been tuning in all the way up into the 50th episode. This is my first big milestone with the podcast and I can’t wait to share more episodes with you soon. I also want to thank everyone who has given their time to be on this show. It means the world to me that people are willing to join me on this endeavor. Going into music can be challenging, but the more we share our experiences, tips, and stories, I believe the easier it’ll be for all of us. This was a fun episode to do and I had great time putting it together. Thank you for tuning in and please enjoy the show.
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