My guest for this episode is Chris Smith.  

Chris is a man of action. After an eight-year tour of duty with the “President’s Own” United States Marine Corp band and an eleven-year run with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Chris is currently the Principle Trumpet for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. An avid athlete, Chris takes a sports-specific training approach to trumpet practice and a hall of fame coach's mentality to winning auditions.  

Check out what Chris has to say about shifting musical gears, the need to adjust his approach to practice, marathons or sprints, sport-specific practice, etudes, the requirements of a successful career, the disconnect between practice and performing, training for an audition, how schools can better prepare their students for the audition process, the truth about the audition process, the importance of good coaching, how he improved his audition chops, finding focus, finding what works best for you, longevity, and so much more!  

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! 

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00:00:00 Intro 

00:04:37 Shifting musical gears 

00:12:54 The need to adjust his approach to practice 

00:16:02 Marathons or sprints 

00:23:45 Sport specific practice 

00:32:37 Etudes 

00:38:17 The requirements of a successful career 

00:43:20 The disconnect between practice and performing 

00:47:25 Training for an audition 

00:54:44 How schools can better prepare their students for the audition process 

01:01:10 The truth about the audition process 

01:05:00 The importance of good coaching 

01:09:41 How he improved his audition chops 

01:21:00 Finding focus 

01:26:50 Finding what works best for you 

01:33:34 Longevity 

01:37:14 Sound Off 

01:45:20 The importance of recording yourself 

01:48:43 Geared Up 

01:59:57 Rapid Fire Round