Brad Goode Talks Story and Offers Practical Solutions to Shortcomings in the American Music Education System
Brad Goode has served on the faculties of The American Conservatory of Music, New Trier High School, Cuyahoga Community College, The University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, The Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts and The University of Colorado, where he is currently Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, and serves as the Musical Director for the Conference on World Affairs.Brad makes frequent appearances as a soloist and clinician at colleges and high schools. He is an artist for XO Brass Instruments, for whom he is currently designing an Artist Model trumpet.Here's a bit of what you'll hear in today's episode w/ Brad:-What it's like to return to some of the same gigs that were gone during the pandemic...-How avant-garde arrangements of Charlier got Brad out of a rut with his playing...-How the unknown keeps music exciting over the years...-How Brad got started on trumpet..-Shortcomings of American music education, particularly toward the jazz genre...-A solution to the problem...-How the learning mindset is different as an older man vs. the college years...-The Reinhardt Method applied to trumpet studies...