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Dr. Jessica Butler (Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Musicology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale) and Dr. Jonathan Allen (Assistant Professor of Trombone, University of Iowa) talk about stuff.
We talk about things that inspire us. From goals to experiences to mentors to books and more. We always have a challenge that we take on between episodes and invite the listeners to do the challenge with us and tell us what you think!
We both play and teach the trombone, but it's secondary. It's.... trombone....ish.
We talk about things that inspire us. From goals to experiences to mentors to books and more. We always have a challenge that we take on between episodes and invite the listeners to do the challenge with us and tell us what you think!
We both play and teach the trombone, but it's secondary. It's.... trombone....ish.
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Recorded Thursday, September 2, 2025.Dr. Juan Saldivar, Adjunct Professor of Trombone at Texas A&M Kingsville (TAMUK) discusses his path from growing up in Laredo, Texas to joining the faculty at one of the finest trombone programs in the United States. Dr. Saldivar's TAMUK website.Border Bones website.
In this episode we are joined by Sean Reusch from www.trombone101.com and @trombone101 on Instagram.For amazing books and resources, check out Sean's shop and the free downloads section.
Episode 6 - Recorded August 29, 2025Show NotesTitle: It’s Fall (Semester)!Fall semester is already underway, and Jonathan and Jessy catch up after being back from summer break. Did our summers go to plan as we laid out in our last episode? Join us as we get back into the swing of things with teaching, new schedules, new students, and all things Trombone(ish)!https://www.hickeys.com/search/products/sku079149.phphttps://www.hickeys.com/search/products/sku079150.php https://www.britthobodays.com/
Episode 5 - Recorded May 20, 2025Show NotesTitle: It’s Summertime!Settle in as Jessy and Jonathan make summer plans. We discuss the perks as well as the challenges of being a university trombone professor on summer break. Join us as we chat about what we are excited to pursue and lean into over summer break. Even if you’ve already gone back to work or school, this is a fun conversation that may help you if you are expecting a change in your schedule.
Recorded April 25, 2025Try guided meditations and mindfulness sessions at Headspace (not sponsored, but seriously please sponsor us. I would do so much for so little): https://www.headspace.comIchiro Kishimi and Kumitake Koga’s “The Courage to be Disliked.”
Jessy and Jonathan discuss making daily or weekly goals and how that affected their practice. We are all taught that we should be making daily goals for our practice, but how often do we do it? Leo Babauta of Zen Habits.Our next challenge is to practice mindfulness prior to your first practice session of the day. Jonathan uses and recommends the guided meditations on the Headspace app.
After recording episode 1, Jessy and I realized we had more to discuss on the topic of "What we wish we knew."
In this episode we look back to being freshmen in college and ask ourselves, "what do you wish you knew or could tell your 18 year old self?"Challenge for this episode: Move your body more.To send us feedback or comments, please email us at tromboneish@gmail.com or review us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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