Shawn got his Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music/Keyboards at the University of Southern California, and now works as a Producer and a Music Director. Stacey got her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with piano as her primary instrument from the Eastman School of Music, and then went on to get her Master’s and her Graduate Performance Diploma from the Longy School of Music in flute performance. She is an active performer on both piano and flute nationally and internationally.
I loved learning about what a degree in popular music can look like from Shawn, and Stacey’s experience serving with the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast on flute and piccolo. It also was just so fascinating to see their different experiences in the worlds of classical and popular music, and how these two worlds intersect.
STACEY AND SHAWN’S EPISODE RESOURCES:
Current Fav Composer: Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Chopin
Current Fav Piece of Classical Music (Stacey): Chopin’s Nocturnes (Stacey's performance)
Current Favorite Popular Music Artists: Sleeping at Last (Stacey) and Switchfoot (Shawn)
Book Rec: Harry Potter and Jim Dale audiobooks (Stacey); The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz (Shawn)
Musician You Admire: Jon Foreman from Switchfoot (Shawn); musical colleagues (Stacey)
Most Useful App on Phone: YouTube and Dissect Podcast (Shawn); Messages (Stacey)
Resource Rec: Eric Booth’s The Music Teacher’s Bible (Stacey)
The Hymnal: https://open.spotify.com/album/1xOloIXXhimZeg6PNOVsv8?si=NuWdFp69TdGJYkBgN1BYRQ
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Amazon Music Free Trial: https://amzn.to/3W1Ttsr
CONNECT WITH STACEY AND SHAWN:
Stacey’s Instagram: @littlestace714
Shawn’s Instagram: @shawnshalim, and/or check out @alabasterco
Shawn’s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0hX5qtLjLrMxgbnI6PpSJW?si=IQPaApNyQCirFZnxWE85bw
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
00:22 Episode Intro
2:09 Start of Interview
3:23 Stacey’s Musical Beginnings
9:26 Shawn’s Musical Beginnings
16:50 How Shawn got into Popular Music
24:25 Shawn’s USC Popular Music Degree
36:22 Stacey’s ESM Music Ed/Piano Experience
41:19 Stacey’s Masters Experience at Longy
51:23 Shawn’s Popular Music Career Thoughts in Undergrad
54:14 Shawn’s Transition into Career
1:01:00 Shawn’s Start in Popular Music Career
1:06:06 Stacey’s Freelance Career
1:21:40 Shawn’s Current Career
1:26:37 Rapid Fire Q&A
1:40:51 Final pieces of advice and how to connect with Shawn and Stacey
1:45:38 Episode Outro
1:47:02 Shawn and Stacey Performing with the Urbana Worship Team
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Theme Music composed by Ben Roundtree
PHOTO CREDIT
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