William Leathers's guest appearances

William Leathers

The Current

The Sweet Spot

The Trumpet Gurus Hang

Barack Obama

Bill Gates

Kamala Harris

Justin Bieber

Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi

Cal Newport

Anthony Bourdain

Malcolm Gladwell

Peter Thiel

David Sedaris

Ezra Klein

Michael Eric Dyson

Andrew Yang

Roshi Joan Halifax

OwlTail

My guest for this episode is William Leathers. William is a trendsetter. A recent graduate of the famed Julliard School of music, William is already setting the trumpet world on fire. As the newly appointed principal trumpet for both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera, William brings a combination of old-world style and modern-day swagger to the classical music scene. Check out what William has to say about being unique, pulling together varied musical influences, the blessing and curse of having perfect pitch, how his perfect pitch manifests itself, developing skills, structure and mindset, the importance of preparation, designing his Vennture Mouthpiece Signature line, how to successfully prepare for an audition, and so much more! So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! -------------------------------------------------------------- Need help developing your practice routine? Check out all of the great resources at Airflow Music: https://airflowmusic.com Sound like a million bucks without breaking the bank with Barkley Microphones: http://barkleymic.com/ Let Vennture Mouthpieces help you on your search for the perfect mouthpiece. Use the code "TRUMPETGURUS21" to get 10% off your purchase: https://www.vennture.mp/ If you play hard, you need to make sure you show your chops some love with Robinson's Remedies products: bit.ly/ChopLove Let Jose help you master your mental game: bit.ly/MindfulnessSecrets -------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:26 Being unique 00:07:00 Pulling together varied musical influences 00:14:26 The blessing and curse of having perfect pitch 00:20:59 How his perfect pitch manifests itself 00:24:40 Developing skills 00:31:48 Structure and mindset 00:37:38 The importance of preparation 00:43:49 Designing his Vennture Mouthpiece Signature line 01:01:22 How to successfully prepare for an audition 01:05:44 Go Practice 01:10:12 Sound Off 01:19:28 Rapid Fire Round--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetrumpetgurus/support

My guest for this episode is William Leathers. William is a trendsetter. A recent graduate of the famed Julliard School of music, William is already setting the trumpet world on fire. As the newly appointed principal trumpet for both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera, William brings a combination of old-world style and modern-day swagger to the classical music scene. Check out what William has to say about being unique, pulling together varied musical influences, the blessing and curse of having perfect pitch, how his perfect pitch manifests itself, developing skills, structure and mindset, the importance of preparation, designing his Vennture Mouthpiece Signature line, how to successfully prepare for an audition, and so much more! So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! -------------------------------------------------------------- Need help developing your practice routine? Check out all of the great resources at Airflow Music: <a href="https://airflowmusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://airflowmusic.com</a> Sound like a million bucks without breaking the bank with Barkley Microphones: <a href="http://barkleymic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://barkleymic.com/</a> Let Vennture Mouthpieces help you on your search for the perfect mouthpiece. Use the code "TRUMPETGURUS21" to get 10% off your purchase: <a href="https://www.vennture.mp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vennture.mp/</a> If you play hard, you need to make sure you show your chops some love with Robinson's Remedies products: <a href="http://bit.ly/ChopLove" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/ChopLove</a> Let Jose help you master your mental game: <a href="http://bit.ly/MindfulnessSecrets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/MindfulnessSecrets</a> -------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:26 Being unique 00:07:00 Pulling together varied musical influences 00:14:26 The blessing and curse of having perfect pitch 00:20:59 How his perfect pitch manifests itself 00:24:40 Developing skills 00:31:48 Structure and mindset 00:37:38 The importance of preparation 00:43:49 Designing his Vennture Mouthpiece Signature line 01:01:22 How to successfully prepare for an audition 01:05:44 Go Practice 01:10:12 Sound Off 01:19:28 Rapid Fire Round--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetrumpetgurus/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetrumpetgurus/support</a>

Episode 122: Hanging With William Leathers

When Mississauga teen and trumpet prodigy William Leathers won a place at New York’s prestigious Juilliard School in 2018, crowdfunders stepped in to help him cover the first two years of his $91k tuition. Now as he heads into his third year, he has some exciting news.

Canadian trumpet prodigy William Leathers

Trumpeter and pianist William Leathers chats with Mike and Diane about the pursuit of excellence as a musician. They discuss his upbringing, learning to play music at such a young age and having synesthesia,  a rare phenomenon that gives him the ability to taste music. William's journey lead him to the prestigious Juilliard performing arts school. Learn how failing to prepare is preparing to fail and why you should always bet on yourself in this episode of The Sweet Spot podcast.http://media.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/p/fst.mc.tritondigital.com/THE_SWEET_SPOT_P/media/TSS-129-Practice_and_Preparation_with_William_Leathers_jan15-20.mp3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trumpeter and pianist William Leathers chats with Mike and Diane about the pursuit of excellence as a musician. They discuss his upbringing, learning to play music at such a young age and having synesthesia, a rare phenomenon that gives him the ability to taste music. William's journey lead him to the prestigious Juilliard performing arts school. Learn how failing to prepare is preparing to fail and why you should always bet on yourself in this episode of <a href="https://www.faithstrongtoday.com/sweetspot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sweet Spot</a> podcast. <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/p/fst.mc.tritondigital.com/THE_SWEET_SPOT_P/media/TSS-129-Practice_and_Preparation_with_William_Leathers_jan15-20.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://media.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/p/fst.mc.tritondigital.com/THE_SWEET_SPOT_P/media/TSS-129-Practice_and_Preparation_with_William_Leathers_jan15-20.mp3</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Practice and Preparation with William Leathers