ELLEN’S EPISODE RESOURCES:
Current Fav Composer: John Williams and Maria Schneider
Current Fav Piece of Classical Music: Verdi’s La forza del destino
Fav Movie Soundtrack: Jurassic Park
Book Rec: The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten
Musician You Admire: Wynton Marsalis
Most Useful App on Phone: TonalEnergy tuner and metronome app
Social Media Accounts to Check Out: Kayla Solomon @tpt_solo and Alana Yee @alanabedootin
Resource Rec: Finding mentors
Audible Free Trial: https://amzn.to/3VXwMWf
Amazon Music Free Trial: https://amzn.to/3W1Ttsr
CONNECT WITH ELLEN:
Website: https://www.ellenshinogle.com
Instagram: @thetrumpetgal
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellen.shinogle
ORCHESTRATING YOUR CAREER
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaCPf5xynqMHcFuQhCWrNCQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orchestratingyourcareer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchestratingyourcareer
ABOUT THE HOST
Rebekah Carpio received her BMus in clarinet performance from the Eastman School of Music. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in their Orchestral Artistry program, which was in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra. She then went on to receive her PhD, also from the Guildhall School, researching the impact of education and community work in conservatoire training.
CONNECT WITH REBEKAH
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitesbybekah
Websites: https://www.bitesbybekah.com
TIMECODES
00:00 Podcast Intro
01:29 Episode Intro
02:20 Start of Interview
03:03 Ellen’s musical background
03:42 Music as a career
04:22 Applying to music schools
05:24 Experience at ESM
07:50 Balancing education and performance degrees at ESM
10:10 Discovering Film Music and Moving to LA
11:06 Applying to Masters
11:45 Masters at USC
13:01 Career Shifts during Masters
14:43 Piecing Together a Freelance Career While Studying
15:37 Doctorate at UCLA
17:06 UCLA TAship
17:47 Disneyland Band - Auditioning
20:37 Disneyland Band - Playing and Performing
27:32 Other Pieces of Freelance Career
30:36 Ellen’s Doctorate
32:02 Transitioning from Doctorate to Career
33:33 Multiplying Pieces of a Freelance Career
36:27 A Typical Week of Work in Ellen’s Life
36:55 How to Prevent Burnout
39:59 Starting on Social Media
46:56 Looking to the Future
48:27 Movie Music
51:17 Every Freelance Career Looks Different
53:37 Rapid Fire Q&A
1:02:44 Episode Outro
1:03:57 James Burke’s The Magic Trumpet
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Theme Music composed by Ben Roundtree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0z6dZJL6GM
PHOTO CREDIT
Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
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