TBJ188: Joe Dollard
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On This Episode of The Brass Junkies:
Joe setting the record for most write-ups in Navy Band history
How Lance and Joe met
Joe’s frustrations during his time in the Navy Band but why he would do it all over again
Getting along with people, both inside and outside of the music business
Joe having a blast teaching middle school jazz band after retiring
How stopping playing euphonium affected him deeply and why he started playing again
The passion Joe has for playing by ear and how it dates back to his childhood
Rich Matteson’s visit to his high school and how that changed his life
Rich’s friendship with jazz legend Clark Terry
The combination of Don Little teaching him how to play and Rich Matteson inspiring him during his time at North Texas
How Joe approaches both playing and teaching ear training
When we are babies we learn to talk first and not to read - we only learn that the “t” sound is a t after the fact
Why you need to be able to play by ear anything that you can sing
Links:
I Was Doing Alright (The incredible ear training site Joe mentioned)
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